This Avocado and Shrimps Cocktail sauce is a grand French classic hors-d'oeuvre. A shrimp cocktail with a brandy or whiskey cocktail sauce served in halved avocados.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: French
Keyword: Avocado and Shrimps with Cocktail Sauce
Servings: 4
Ingredients
2largeavocados,perfectly ripe
1/2poundmedium cooked shrimp,shelled and deveined
2black olives,pitted
1teaspoonchopped chives
2 to 3tablespoonscocktail sauce
Instructions
Toss the shrimps into the sauce, add the chopped chives, taste and rectify the seasoning accordingly to your taste.
Halve avocados lengthwise, removing pit and cut a ball of avocado with a Parisienne baller (smaller than melon baller) and fill with the shrimp cocktail sauce.
Decorate with the avocado balls, olive, and chives. Served the appetizer cold.