Recipes to Summer With

Crab Stuffed Avocado

2 stalks of celery heart
2 large, mild radishes
1 scallion
1 clove garlic

Throw the entire thing in a food processor and chop till coarse. Add the following;

2 cans of good quality crab meat
1/2 cup of sour cream

Spin in the food processor till just mixed. Spoon into avocado halves. Serve with fresh fruit and whole wheat crackers. Serves 4 generously.

The Ultimate Veggie Pita

2 stalks of celery
2 medium carrots
2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded
2 scallions
1 sweet red pepper, seeded
1 large or two small hard apples, peeled, cored

Chop everything coarsley in a food processor or by hand. Throw into a chilled bowl.
Add:

2 cups chopped iceburg lettuce
1/3 cup of sour cream
2 generous tablespoons of peppercorn ranch dressing
salt and pepper to taste

Toss until everything is well mixed. Stuff into pita halves and enjoy. Also very tasty all by itself with cottage cheese and sliced fruit. Serves 4 generously.

Cold Pepper Pots

2 large tomatoes seeded and chopped
2 large cucmbers seeded and chopped
2 stalks of celery seeded and chopped
2 scallions, minced
2 cloves of garlic, minced
16 sliced, stuffed olives

Put the above in a chilled bowl and refrigerate while you prepare the rest. This can be done one day and served the next.

Take 2 red and 2 green peppers, preferably with their stems still on, and slice the top off leaving about 1/2 inch of pepper for the top. It will be put back on later. Wash and seed them. Put in frig to chill.

In a blended put 1 small package of cream cheese cut into cubes, 1 cup of sour cream, 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, the juice and zest of one lime and 1 generous tablespoon of good old white sugar or equivalent in artificial sweetner. Blend until very smooth. Pour mixture into the bowl with the chopped veggies. If there is any accumulation of juice from the veggies, pour it out first. Mix well. Stuff this mixture into the peppers. Top with fresh alfalfa sprouts. Put the red hats on the green peppers and the green hats on the red peppers.

Serve with fresh fruit, cold cuts and cheese. Serves 4.

Tomatoe Veggie Ring

2 small packages lemon jello

Make according to package directions using tomatoe juice in place of water. Place in a jello ring and chill overnight.

Veggie mix:

2 cucumbers, 2 tomatoes, 2 green peppers,
Peel, seed and chop and put in chilled bowl.

6 large radishes, 6 little green onions, 3 stalks of celery,
Slice thinly and add to veggies in bowl.

Add 4 tablespoons of Krafts creamy garlic dressing to 1/2 cup of sour cream. Add to the veggie bowl and toss till veggies are well coated.

The Ring:

Unmold the jello ring unto an appropriatly sized plate. Stuff center of ring with veggie mix. Serve cold on lettuce with crackers, cheese and fruit on the side. Serves 8 as a side dish.

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