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Cucumber and prawns in cream cheese

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Origin of dish: France
Type of cooking: No cooking needed

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Ingredients (serves 4):

1 cucumber
200g prepared prawns
200g low-fat cream cheese
1 lemon
1 teaspoon basil olive oil
1 bunch fresh mint
Salt & pepper

Method:

1. Wash and grate cucumber.
2. Whip cream cheese with lemon juice and oil then season.
3. Keep back a couple of prawns for decoration but add rest to mixture.
4. Snip mint into mixture, stir well.
5. Share out grated cucumber into four individual piles.
6. Cover with cheese mixture.
7. Serve chilled, decorated with a few prawns and mint leaves.

Advice: Great with a Tavel wine.

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