Caviar Avocado Appetizer Food

CAVIAR & AVOCADO APPETIZER

Steps:

• Press the mashed avocado into the botton of a 8" or 9" pyrex pie plate.
• Sprinkle the chopped onion over the avocado.
• Combine the egg and Mayo.
• Place gently over the onion.
• Spoon the Caviar very gently on top.
• Chill& serve with crisp sesame seed crackers or or small pumpernickel rounds.

COWBOY CAVIAR

Steps:

• Whisk together the vinegar, pickled jalapeno brine, honey, 1/2 teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper in a large bowl. Whisk in the oil to make a smooth dressing.
• Add the black-eyed peas, black beans, corn, cilantro, pickled jalapeno, scallions, tomatoes and bell pepper. Toss to coat in the dressing. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend the flavors before serving. Serve with tortilla chips for scooping.

TEXAS CAVIAR

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except peas. Pour mixture over the peas and toss gently. Refrigerate overnight. Toss before serving. Can be held for up to a week.

CHUNKY TEXAS COWBOY CAVIAR

Steps:

• Whisk together the vinegar, oil garlic and hot sauce.
• Then fold in the avocado and the rest of the ingredients.
• Season to taste and serve with Tortilla chips as an appetizer or you can serve also as a salad in lettuce lined bowls.

AVOCADO AND RIVER-TROUT CAVIAR

Steps:

• Cut avocados in half; remove skin and pits. Slice each half lengthwise into one-quarter-inch-thick slices. You need 20 slices. Brush with lemon juice to prevent darkening. Reserve leftovers for other uses.
• Put two slices of the avocado together to form a circle. Fill center with one tablespoon sour cream. Sprinkle with one-half teaspoon chives.
• Cover this almost completely with one tablespoon red caviar, leaving a touch of sour cream showing. Sprinkle with a little more chives and spoon one-half teaspoon black caviar down the center. Continue until all of the slices are used.

CLASSIC TEXAS CAVIAR

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the peas, tomatoes, green pepper and onion. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing, lime juice, salt and pepper. Pour over black-eyed pea mixture and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. , Stir in avocado just before serving. Serve with chips.

TUNA AND AVOCADO TARTARE WITH CALIFORNIA CAVIAR ON SESAME WONTON CRISPS

Steps:

• For crisps:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line large rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange wonton triangles on sheet; brush each with olive oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake until triangles are golden brown, about 9 minutes. Cool on sheet. Do ahead Can be made 8 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.
• For tartare:
• Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Add tuna, avocado, cucumber, and green onion; stir gently to coat. Spoon tartare into bowl; sprinkle with sesame seeds and chives and place on platter. Spoon caviar into small bowl and place alongside. Surround with crisps.

CAVIAR PIE

Steps:

• Spray 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom or 9-inch-diameter springform pan with vegetable oil spray. Combine onion and sugar in medium bowl. Place 10 whites and 6 yolks in processor (reserve remaining yolks for another use). Chop coarsely. Add mayonnaise and relish and process just until combined (do not overmix to paste). Add to bowl with onion and blend well. Spread over bottom of prepared pan.
• Refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Combine Neufchâtel cheese and milk in processor. Blend well. Drop cheese mixture by teaspoonfuls over chilled egg layer and spread gently to cover. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.)
• Spoon caviar decoratively atop cheese layer. Garnish with lemon slices and parsley. Press bottom of tart pan up or remove sides of springform pan, releasing pie. Place pie on platter; surround with crackers.

TEXAS CAVIAR

Steps:

• Combine the vinegar, oil, water, sugar, salt and pepper in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk together and simmer for 3 minutes then remove from the heat. Set aside to cool.
• Meanwhile, combine the black-eyed peas, black beans and corn in a large bowl. Add the onion, bell peppers and jalapeno, then pour in the dressing and stir until well combined.
• Serve the Texas caviar immediately with tortilla chips or cover and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.

TEXAS CAVIAR WITH AVOCADO

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix black-eyed peas, tomatoes, sweet onion, jalapeno peppers, Italian dressing, and cayenne pepper. Stir in the avocados just before serving.

CAVIAR TORTE

Steps:

• Mix the bottom layer ingredients and put in an 8 inch springform pan.
• Put middle layer on top of that; and then mix top layer ingredients and put on top.
• Chill overnight.
• Use a cookie cutter on top and fill with caviar to make a nice design.
• We used a heart shape at the wedding and filled it with salmon roe and made a nice design of salmon roe around the border-- one of our colors was orange for the wedding so it looked lovely.
• I've also seen this with small red caviar in the middle in a heart shape with black caviar all around the edges-- gorgeous.
• remove the sides of the springform pan to serve with crackers.

TUNA COWBOY CAVIAR

Steps:

• Toss salad ingredients together (except avocado, until just before serving. You can cover avocado with a layer of dressed salad to keep it from browning or just add it as you eat it.).
• Whisk dressing ingredients together and stir into salad.
• Optional: You can stir in shredded cheddar cheese and/or cubed cream cheese.
• Serve as a dip with tortilla chips, over lettuce as a salad, wrapped in a tortilla with cheese or on it's own as a filling lunch.

THE BEST COWBOY CAVIAR

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except the avocado.
• Allow to sit in the refrigerator for several hours, or overnight.
• Peel and dice the avocados just before serving.
• Add avocado to remaining ingredients and stir gently to combine.
• Serve with tortilla chips.
• Adjust amounts of any ingredients to your preferred taste.

COWBOY CAVIAR

Steps:

• 1. Mix ingredients in large bowl. Sprinkle the lime juice on the avocado before you stir it in. Stir together. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• 2. PS I happened to have a started jar of pimento in the fridge - otherwise wouldn't have included it!
• 3. PPS Feel free to use "real" garlic instead of the garlic salt and powder!