Ingredients
2 each avocadoes
8 oz crab meat, 225
1 each pear, ripe
1 each peach, ripe
1 tbsp primrose petals, freshly picked
CREAMY VINAIGRETTE
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1 each garlic clove, crushed
3 tbsp white wine vinegar, or lemon juice
9 tbsp olive oil
TO MAKE "CREAMY" TO 6 TB ADD
3 tbsp heavy cream
Directions
CREAMY VINAIGRETTE: Put all ingredients in a screw top jar and shake
vigourously. Shake well each time before serving. Add 3 Tbsp heavy
cream to 6 Tbsp vinaigrette to amke it creamy. (Use this portion
immediately as it will not keep.) Halve the avocadoes and remove the
stones. Mix the crab meat with the vinaigrette and fill the avocadoes
with this mixture. Peel and slice the pear and peach and tuck slices
into the crab meat. Decorate the avocadoes with fresh primroses and
serve immediately with thin finfers of toast and butter. SERVES:4
Servings: 4 servings
Avocado Pear With Crab~ Pear~ Peach & Primr Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Crab; Fish; Fruit; Peach; Pear
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We hope you enjoy this Avocado Pear With Crab~ Pear~ Peach & Primr recipe.
