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Avocado Filled With Crabmeat

Courses: Salads
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

2   Avocados
1/2 lb 227g / 8ozCrabmeat
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlHot pepper sauce - (opt.)
1/4 cup 27g / 1ozMinced celery
  Mayonnaise
  Lemon juice
  Msg - (optional)
  Salt - pepper
  Shredded lettuce
4   Hard cooked eggs - chopped
4   Anchovy fillets
4   Pimiento
1   Lemon - cut in 4 wedges
1   Tomato - cut in 4 wedges
  Black olives
  Parsley sprigs
  Herbed Mayonnaise Dressing
1 cup 237mlMayonnaise
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlTarragon
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlChervil
2 tablespoons 30mlChopped chives
2 tablespoons 30mlTomato puree - (or more)

Recipe Instructions

Combine 1 cup mayonnaise, tarragon, chervil and chives. Add just enough tomato puree to give dressing a pourable consistency and delicate color. Set aside.

To make salad, cut avocados in halves and remove seeds. Flake crabmeat and combine with hot pepper sauce, celery and enough mayonnaise to moisten. Season to taste with lemon juice, MSG, salt and pepper.

Place avocado halves on shredded lettuce, fill with crab mixture and sprinkle generously with chopped eggs. Garnish with anchovies, pimiento strips, lemon and tomato wedges, olives and parsley. Serve dressing on side.

Source:
Jennifer Trainer Thompson

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