CRAB LOUIS IN AVOCADO HALVES 
1 egg yolk
2 tsp. prepared imported mustard
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp. red wine vinegar
1/2 c. peanut, vegetable or corn oil
1/4 c. finely chopped scallions including tops
1 tbsp. chili sauce
4 lg. stuffed green olives, chopped (1/4 c.)
Salt & pepper
1 lb. lump crab, all traces of shell & cartilage removed
4 ripe avocados
Lettuce leaves
1 hard boiled egg, sliced

Put the yolk in a mixing bowl and add mustard, Worcestershire sauce and vinegar. Beat with wire whisk. Add oil gradually beating rapidly.

When thickened and smooth, add chili sauce, scallions and olives. Mix well and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Put the crab in a mixing bowl and add half the sauce, mix gently so as not to break up the crab lumps more than necessary.

Split the avocados in half and discard the pits. Pile equal portions of the crab into the avocado halves. Spoon the remaining sauce over. Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves. Garnish the crab filling with egg slices or trimmed scallions.

 

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