Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site mhuxt.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!hstrop From: hstrop@mhuxt.UUCP (trop) Newsgroups: net.cooks Subject: Re: Avocados..Variations on the theme Message-ID: <573@mhuxt.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 08:43:39 EST Article-I.D.: mhuxt.573 Posted: Mon Feb 11 08:43:39 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Feb-85 05:44:17 EST References: <293@ptsfc.UUCP> <371@harvard.ARPA> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 28 > > Here in San Francisco, this is a great time to get good avocados - > > the big black crinkly ones are the best - so last Saturday, I had > > some friends over and served a simple and delicious appetizer of > > avocado halves stuffed with a big scoop of baby shrimp, which I > > first marinated for a couple of hours in the Balsamic Vinaigrette > > on Page 211 of the Silver Palate Cookbook. > > You've hit upon one of my favorite foods here. A great extension of > the idea which we like is to slice the avocado thinner and mix in slices > of papaya to make a bed for the shrimp. > > Fred Weber Another really nice avocado dish that is easy to prepare is the following: Take an avocado, split into two halves, peel, and remove the seed. Hollow out the bowl slightly and stuff it with chunks of fresh pineapple (~1/3 cup) and sliced banana (~1/3 cup) along with dry roasted peanuts and raisins. Mix together about one tbl each of lemon or lime juice and olive oil and sprinkle over avocado. Then garnish with cocoanut. A truly rich and different first course or salad. You call these things avocados, you clowns! (Response to a produce manager at A&P) H.S. Trop mhuxt!hstrop