Allow 1/2 avocado and 1/3 can of consomme per serving.
Dice avocado and toss with lemon juice.
Place in bottom of balloon wine glass.
Cover with consomme, sprinkled with a little additional lemon juice.
Add a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle with capers.
Serve as appetizer or first course.
Can be made ahead 1 hour before company arrives and kept in refrigerator.
auce.
Filling and sauce recipes make enough for 2 hearty
owl and sprinkle generously with course salt.
Leave in refrigerator
erve 4 -- maybe as a first course, but it served 2 large
Boil first 3 ingredients in heavy medium
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nd try whipping it again, first on low speed, then bringing
coops on lettuce as a first course, or as a spread on
oup and served as a first course.
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Combine wine, stock and shrimp shells.
Boil, uncovered, until reduced to 1 cup.
Strain; cover and chill until needed.
Heat about 3 to 6 tablespoons olive oil in saute pan.
Cook onions, parsley and herbs until onions are a pale gold.
Add garlic and saute briefly.
Remove from heat and set aside.
In a large salad bowl, combine lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, olives, pepperoni, green pepper, garbanzo beans, mushrooms and artichoke hearts.
nd serve.
Makes 12 first-course or 6 main
Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat.
Add the tomatoes, garlic and ginger, sauteeing until garlic is tender, about 2 minutes.
Pour in the coconut milk, then the curry paste, 4T chopped cilantro and the salt.
Simmer for just 4 minutes to blend the flavors.
Add mussels.
Cover and cook about 5 minutes until the mussels are opened.
Remember to discard any mussels that are not opened!
Place broth and mussels in soup bowls-- 6 first course or 4 main course.
Serve with crusty bread to dunk in the delicious broth.
portions as a main course; 8 portions as a first course.
ach serving.
Makes 4 first course servings or two main
alf shell makes a great first course for a dinner party, Place
ith toast/crostini, as a first course.
Otherwise, refrigerate tuna until
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