Crab and Avocado Cups

Crab and avocado are perfect partners when served together. This is a lovely recipe to prepare for just a little something to delight your dinner guests!
This recipe can be made up to one day ahead of serving.
== Ingredients ==
=== Crab Mixture ===
=== 1 T.butter ===
* 1 T. plain flour
* 2 T. milk
* 1 T. cream
* 2 T. mayonnaise
* 2 t. tomato paste
* 1 t. lemon juice
* 1¼ t. dry mustard
* 3/4 c canned crab, (drained)
* 1/4 c. cream cheese
=== Avocado Mixture ===
* 1 avocado, chopped
* 1 clove garlic, (minced garlic > 1 teaspoon )
* 2 t. lemon juice
* 1½ t. Tabasco sauce
* 4 oz. cream cheese
=== Lettuce Cups ===
* 1 butter lettuce
* 6 small cups
== Directions ==
=== Crab Mixture ===
# In a mixing bowl, combine milk, mayonnaise and cream.
# Melt butter in saucepan, stir in the flour and stir over low heat for 1 minute.
# Gradually stir in the combined milk, mayonnaise and cream.
# Stir consistently over the heat until the mixture boils and thickens.
# Remove from the heat, stir in tomato paste, lemon juice and mustard.
# Cover mixture and allow to cool to room temperature.
# Stir the crab into cooled sauce.
# Process crab mixture and cream cheese until smooth.
=== Avocado Mixture ===
# Process 125 g of cream cheese, avocado, garlic, lemon juice and Tabasco together until smooth.
=== Lettuce Cups ===
# Drop lettuce leaves into a pan of boiling water.
# Drain immediately.
# Place leaves in a bowl of iced water.
# Drain immediately.
# Line 6 individual 125 ml cup dishes with the lettuce leaves.
# Spoon crab mixture evenly into lettuce-lined cups and refrigerate for 1 hour.
# Spoon avocado mixture evenly over crab mixture.
# Top with remaining reserved lettuce leaves and refrigerate for several hours or overnight prior to serving.
# To serve, upend cups onto a plate, garnish with lemon slices and avocado slices.
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Category:Australian Appetizers
Category:Avocado Recipes
Category:Boston lettuce Recipes
Category:Crab Recipes
Category:Cream cheese Recipes
Category:Lemon juice Recipes
Category:Mayonnaise Recipes
Category:Seafood appetizer Recipes
Category:Tomato paste Recipes