Nibbles at the ready it’s PARTY TIME

BLOODY MARY PRAWN COCKTAIL DIPPERS

TAKES 15 MINS PLUS CHILLING MAKES 16

FOR THE BLOODY MARY SAUCE

500ml good-quality chilled tomato juice 150ml vodka Finely grated zest and juice of 1 unwaxed lemon 2-3tsp Worcestershire sauce ½-1tsp Tabasco Pinch of smoked paprika 1tsp horseradish sauce FOR THE DIPPERS 1 celery stick 16 large, cooked tail-on prawns Pinch of ground black pepper Pinch of celery salt YOU WILL NEED 16 wooden skewers

1 Put all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl, season to taste and stir well until mixed. Cover and chill for at least 1 hr.

2 Chop the celery into chunks. Skewer each prawn lengthways through the body then arrange on a serving platter.

3 Pour the chilled Bloody Mary mix into a dipping bowl, then place on a dish with the prawns. Garnish the dipping sauce with a little sprinkle of ground black pepper and celery salt before serving.

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