2 avocados
1/2 lb crabmeat
1 dash hot pepper sauce (opt.)
1/4 cup minced celery
1 mayonnaise
1 lemon juice
1 msg (optional)
1 salt, pepper
1 shredded lettuce
4 hard cooked eggs, chopped
4 anchovy fillets
4 strips pimiento
1 lemon, cut in 4 wedges
1 tomato, cut in 4 wedges
1 black olives
1 parsley sprigs
HERBED MAYONNAISE DRESSING
1 cup mayonnaise
1 dash tarragon
1 dash chervil
2 tbsp chopped chives
2 tbsp tomato puree (or more)
Directions
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.
Servings: 4 servings
Avocado Filled With Crabmeat Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Crab; Fish; Fruit; Meat; Seafood
The History of Recipes
It is possible to read the history of written recipes back into antiquity, in fact as far as ancient Egypt, and maybe even further. However, mostly, these ancient records were just very simple hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for meal preparation.
In fact, the oldest recipe in existence, according to historians are some tablets in ancient Sumerian describing the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making people feel wonderful. Later on, in The time of the romans around 25BC a man called Apicius compiled some scripts describing recipes cooked by the Romans. In his scrolls, Apicius describes how the roman meals were split into hors d`oeuvre, main meal and afters, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. Additionally, he describes how the ancient Romans used many different spices and herbs, including a few you will know like bay, rue and asafoetida. Later, we have a couple of interesting recipe books published in the fourteenth century - one book titled `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary called `Curye on Inglish`. Amusingly, these are unconnected to the curry that is served today, but rather recipes for the types of food eaten by the rich people of the time. Later on in the 1400s, knights returning from the crusades brought us many foods and spices from Arab cooking, including spices like coriander, basil and rosemary. These new herbs and spices prompted an eruption in manuscripts on cooking, some of which still exist in private collections. By the time we get to the 20th century, recipe books were in high demand, as a result of more people being able to read, people having increased free time and having more money. |
We hope you enjoy this Avocado Filled With Crabmeat recipe.
