Avocadostuffedwithshrimp Recipes

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 11 ingredients. Spoon into avocado halves. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Combine shrimp, mayonnaise, and fennel in a medium bowl.
• Cut a V-shaped opening in the top of a long roll. Butter each roll. Place the 6 rolls, buttered side up, on a baking sheet. Place under the broiler and cook until just golden.
• Place a layer of avocado on the rolls and top with shrimp salad. Serve immediately.
• Bring a large saucepot of water to just below a simmer. Season the water heavily with salt and drop in the peppercorns; the water should taste salty like seawater. Immerse the shrimp into the hot water. Simmer for 1 to 2 minutes or until the shrimp are opaque throughout. Remove from water and chill immediately until completely cool.
• Whisk the egg yolks, Dijon mustard, and lemon juice in a small stainless-steel bowl. Add the vegetable oil in a very, very slow stream, whisking to emulsify. Stir in the salt and tarragon.

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together the shrimp, crabmeat, mayonnaise, chopped parsley, chopped radishes, chopped celery, shallots, lemon juice, cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
• Halve and seed the avocados. Use a spoon to scoop out most of the flesh, leaving 1/4 inch behind. Chop the avocado flesh and gently mix it into the seafood salad. Add salt and pepper to taste. Spoon the seafood salad into the avocado halves.
• Toss the arugula with the sliced celery, sliced radishes, parsley leaves, olive oil and a pinch of salt. Divide among 8 plates; nestle the avocado halves on top. Serve with lemon wedges on the side.

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• In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, horseradish, chives, mustard, vinegar, cayenne, salt and pepper. Just before serving, gently fold the Louisiana crabmeat into the mayonnaise mixture, being careful to not break up the lumps. Drop heaping spoonfuls of the crab mixture into the avocados and scatter greens on top to serve.

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• Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium high.
• Make the dressing. Combine the mayonnaise, celery leaves, 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro, 1 tablespoon water, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Grate in the zest of 1 lime and squeeze in the juice.
• Toss the shrimp with the vegetable oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a bowl. Arrange the shrimp on the grill and cook until pink and just firm, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to the bowl with the dressing; squeeze in the juice of the remaining 1/2 lime.
• Add the sliced celery, avocados, salad mix and radishes to the bowl with the shrimp; toss to coat. Top with the remaining 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro.

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• Using a medium sized bowl, mix mayonnaise, rice vinegar, parsley, dill weed, salt, onion powder, and pepper until smooth.
• Mix in the shrimp, olives, celery, and onion.
• Allow salad to marinate at least 1 hour.
• Shortly before serving, cut avocados in half lengthwise and carefully remove the pits leaving the skins intact.
• Cut a small sliver of avocado off each half so that it will lie flatter on serving plate.
• Carefully remove several tablespoons of pulp, cut into bite size pieces, and RESERVE 4 tablespoons of pulp for garnish.
• Mix majority of pulp with shrimp mixture.
• Lay one piece of Bibb lettuce on each serving plate, add avocado shell, and spoon shrimp mixture into the avocado halves.
• Sprinkle paprika on.
• Garnish by dividing RESERVED pulp between portions.

Steps:

• Thinly slice 1/2 lemon and put in a medium saucepan with 4 cups water, the garlic, bay leaf and a big pinch each of salt and pepper. Grate ½ teaspoon lemon zest and juice the remaining 1 1/2 lemons; set aside.
• Bring the water to a simmer over medium heat. Add the shrimp and poach until just cooked through, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon; reserve the saucepan and poaching liquid. Refrigerate the shrimp until chilled, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, combine the peas, parsley and 1/2 cup pea shoots in a blender (preferably a high-speed blender). Add the garlic from the poaching liquid plus 1 1/4 cups poaching liquid. Carefully blend until smooth. Add 1 cup ice cubes, then add the avocados, scallions, tarragon, the reserved lemon zest and 2 tablespoons lemon juice. Blend until very smooth, thinning with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed. Season with salt and pepper. Refrigerate at least 20 minutes or up to 1 hour.
• Stir the soup and thin with cold water, if needed. Add more lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Divide the soup among shallow bowls.
• Toss the chilled shrimp with 1 teaspoon each lemon juice and avocado oil and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Put in the middle of the soup and top with the remaining 1/4 cup pea shoots. Drizzle with the remaining 2 teaspoons avocado oil.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the first 11 ingredients.
• Spoon into avocado halves. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Crabmeat Maison:.
• Combine egg yolks, vinegar, mustard, and lemon juice in mixing bowl, and whisk together (until well combined); whisk in oil slowly until emulsified (this might work better in food processor, but I did by hand).
• Fold in capers, parsley, and onions, and season with salt and pepper. Chill for 2 to 4 hours.
• Shortly before serving, gently fold in crabmeat, taking care not to break any of the lumps; set aside.
• Stuffed Avocado Salad:.
• Slice the avocados lengthwise, and remove the pits. Peel and set the 8 halves aside.
• Create a bed of lettuce on 8 chilled plates. Nest the avocado halves in the center of the lettuce covered plates.
• Evenly divide the Crabmeat Maison into the cavities of the avocados, forming little mounds.
• Add a wedge of the tomato to each plate, and drizzle with the Creole Mustard Vinaigrette.
• Serve immediately.

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• 1. Toss the shrimp with the tomatoes in a large bowl.
• 2. Squeeze the lime juice in another bowl. With a small melon baller, remove 6 balls from each avocado half. Toss in the lime juice and drain. Rub the exposed avocado halves with lime juice. Set aside.
• 3. Add the melon and avocado balls to the shrimp. Combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, and chopped cilantro. Fold into the shrimp. Season with salt and pepper.
• 4. Fill each avocado half evenly with the salad and garnish with a sprig of cilantro.

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• Using a paring knife, trim rind off lemon in wide strips, then cut lemon in half and squeeze juice into a small bowl.
• Set rind and juice aside.
• Whisk together egg, mustard, horseradish, 1 teaspoons salt, and paprika in a medium mixing bowl.
• Gradually add oil in a slow, steady stream, while whisking constantly, until oil is incorporated and mixture is emulsified.
• Stir in vinegar, garlic, parsley, celery, shallots, bay leaf, worcestershire, and the reserved lemon rind and juice.
• Add Tabasco to taste, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate rémoulade for at least 6 hours or overnight.
• Remove and discard lemon rind and bay leaf.
• Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.
• Add shrimp and cook until they begin to float and are just cooked through, 3-5 minutes.
• Drain, then plunge into a large bowl of ice water to chill, and drain again.
• Add shrimp to rémoulade.
• Divide romaine leaves among eight chilled salad plates, then rest an avocado half, cut side up, on lettuce, and spoon shrimp and rémoulade over each.
• Serve with sliced French bread, if you like.

Steps:

• Cook shrimp in a 5-quart pot of boiling salted water* until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes, then drain in a colander.
• Whisk together vinegar, oil, capers, salt, pepper, celery seeds, and Tabasco in a large bowl, then add warm shrimp, onion, celery, and bay leaves and toss to combine. Marinate, covered and chilled, 24 hours to 2 days.
• Just before serving, discard bay leaves. Quarter, pit, and peel avocados and cut into 3/4-inch cubes. Gently stir into shrimp salad, then spoon over lettuce.
• When salting water for cooking, use 1 tablespoon salt for every 4 quarts water.