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Chef Mark Moriarty’s Christmas starter recipe for smoked salmon and prawn bites


By Holly O'Neill
10th Dec 2022
Chef Mark Moriarty’s Christmas starter recipe for smoked salmon and prawn bites

Chef Mark Moriarty's show-stopping Christmas starter recipe for smoked salmon and prawn bites will see you through festive occasions for years to come.

Chef Mark Moriarty and Marks and Spencer have created a series of recipes focusing on the festive season.

For a Christmas starter recipe to wow your guests, Mark’s Smoked Salmon & Prawn Bites are quick and easy to assemble while being packed full of flavour and can be re-created as handy bites throughout the festive season for quick and easy party food, New Year’s Eve canapés or an added treat to a family brunch.

This recipe focuses on the clever combination of simple yet flavoursome ingredients for a truly delicious and luxurious dish with minimal ingredients.

Salmon & Prawn Bites

Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • 200g M&S Collection smoked salmon
  • 200g cooked prawns
  • 3 tbsp M&S seafood sauce
  • Handful Cook With M&S chives, chopped
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp tabasco sauce

Method:

1. Roll some clingfilm on a board, layer the smoked salmon slices across, making sure the slices slightly overlap
2. Chop the prawns into small chunks, season with the seafood sauce, chives, lemon juice and tabasco
3. Spoon the prawn mix in a line along the middle of the salmon
4. Roll the salmon into a sausage shape, squeezing both ends tightly. Leave in the fridge for an hour
5. Slice the roll using a sharp knife, creating little bites of smoked salmon with prawn filling

Photography by Marks & Spencer.