Name: Potted shrimps & watercress on toast
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: Makes 6 chunky fingers
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2slices of toast; 55g tub of potted shrimps; about ½ lemon juice only; cayenne pepper; watercress sprigs and lemon wedges, to serve

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Potted shrimps & watercress on toast

Potted shrimps & watercress on toast

Xanthe Clay

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Makes 6 chunky fingers

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

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Rich, buttery potted shrimps are a real British delicacy - and this dish is ready in just five minutes

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2slices of toast
55g tub of potted shrimps
about ½ lemon

juice only
cayenne pepper
watercress

sprigs and lemon wedges, to serve

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Nutrition: nutrition per finger

kcal84
fat4g
saturates3g
carbs8g
sugars0g
fibre1g
protein4g
salt1.22g

low

Method

step 1

Spread the toast slices with the potted shrimps. Add a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkling of cayenne.
step 2

Cut into fingers, add a sprig of watercress to each one and serve straight away with lemon wedges for squeezing over.

RECIPE TIPS

BUYING THE BEST

The best potted shrimps come from Morecambe Bay, with those from the Norfolk coast a close second.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2005

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