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Three Tier Salad (Stuffed Avocado Rings)

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Three Tier Salad

2 pkg. (3 oz. ea.) lemon-flavored gelatin
2 cups boiling water
2 cups cold water
2/3 cup chopped sweet pickle
2/3 cup chopped walnut meats
2/3 cup sliced stuffed olives
Curly endive
Lemon Cups, see Index Card J (see below)

Empty gelatin into a bowl and dissolve it in the 2 cups boiling water; add and stir in cold water. Add and stir in pickles, nuts and olives.Pour into a 6-cup mold and chill until firm. (Pickles, nuts and olives will self-layer as gelatin sets.) Unmold on a large platter. Garnish salad with curly endive or other salad greens and mayonnaise-filled Lemon Cups, as desired. Makes 8 to 12 servings.

NOTE: For a crown of clear gelatin, pour a little dissolved gelatin into bottom of 6 cup mold and chill until partially set. Mix remaining gelatin with pickles, nuts and olives; pour on top of partially set gelatin.Chill; unmold.

Stuffed Avocado Rings

Cut a firm,ripe avocado in half, crosswise, and remove the seed. Mash about 1/4 cup cream cheese with a fork. Blend in 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped chives. Fill the seed cavity with the cheese mixture and put the halves back together. Chill several hours. Just before serving, peel the avocado and slice into rings. Arrange on salad greens and serve with your favorite dressing.

Lemon Cups: Remove blossom ends from lemons; cut lemons in half, crosswise. Squeeze out lemon juice. Remove membrane from the peel using a teaspoon. Dip cut edges of peel in paprika. Fill cups with mayonnaise; arrange around edge of salad bowl or platter.

Published by –COOKINDEX– Division of H.S. Stuttman Co., Inc. New York. © Copyright 1958 Tested Recipe Institute, Inc., New York.

Shrimp Singapore – Curry Sauce

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Shrimp Singapore

4 firm bananas
Melted butter or margarine
Salt
1 pound fresh shrimp, cleaned and cooked
2 cups hot cooked rice
Curry Sauce, at right

Set oven for moderately hot, 375°, and grease a shallow baking dish. Peel bananas; cut in half, crosswise, and arrange in the dish. Brush with melted butter; sprinkle lightly with salt. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until bananas are fork tender.

Meanwhile, place shrimp in the top of a double boiler; heat over hot water. When hot, place shrimp on a bed of cooked rice and arrange cooked bananas around edge. Pour part of the Curry Sauce on top; serve remainder on the side. Makes 4 servings.

Curry Sauce

6 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp. curry powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 1/2 cups hot chicken consommé or stock

Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan. Remove from heat. Add flour, curry powder, salt and pepper and stir until smooth. Slowly stir in hot consommé or stock. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sauce is smooth and thickened. Makes 3 cups sauce.

NOTE: Chicken bouillon may be substituted for the chicken consommé. Omit salt from the recipe and dissolve 2 chicken bouillon cubes in 2 1/2 cups boiling water.

Published by – COOKINDEX- Division of H.S.Stuttman Co. Inc., New York © Copyright 1958 Tested Recipe Institute, Inc., New York