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Genuine crab salad can be expensive to make. However, when it's spread onto fresh avocado halves, it is well worth the money spent.Not everyone loves crab meat. And if you do like, it's a double edged sword: delicious taste with a hefty price tag! There's no doubt about it, crab meat can be quite expensive depending on what time of year it is and what type of crab meat you're buying.Buying crab meat is no simple task. There are countless varieties as well as types of meat available. As with anything that costs a little more, it's always a good idea to sample the various flavors in order to find the type that you like before making an actual purchase.Crab meat varies considerably when it comes to grain, texture, and sweetness. Some of the more popular types of crab are Alaskan King, Blue Crab, and Queen Crab (also called Alaskan Snow). But there is also Dungeness, Rock Crab, Horseshoe, and Jonah. And those types are just a few of the many varieties that can be found world wide. Have you sampled the different types of crab? Until you've taken the time to taste each one, you don't know which one truly tickles your taste buds. Each type has its own unique qualities.
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There is a particular period of time during a crab's growth cycle that it loses its shell in order to grow. Any crab that is caught during that time period is considered a Soft Shell crab.Do you know what picked crab meat is? It means that the meat is, literally, hand picked by human hands. This is generally considered the best type of crab meat as it will have fewer shells and shell fragments inside of it (if any). Processed crab meat, which is removed from the shell by a machine, often contains shell fragments inside the meat. How much time do you have on your hands? Picked crab meat, although more expensive, is much quicker to prepare since you don't have to worry about shell fragments.One use for crab salad is to spread it on top of Avocado halves. This combination makes for a tasty meal that's quick to make and will fill you up. However, it's not light on the wallet!In a large bowl, mix together the following ingredients: 1/2 cup of mayonnaise (home made preferred), 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 1/4 cup finely chopped onion, and 4 tablespoons of lime juice. Now add 12 ounces of fresh (cooked) crab meat (hopefully you picked out a flavor that suits your taste buds!). Now mix it all together.Cut four jumbo avocados in half. Remove their skin and the seeds. If you don't plan on eating this dish immediately, squeeze several drops of fresh lemon juice onto the avocado halves. The lemon juice will prevent them from turning brown.Place your avocado halves onto serving plates, and then plop a healthy serving of the fresh crab salad onto each slice. The final step in this process is a simple one: eat!
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Crab Salad On Avocado Halves1/4 cup of finely chopped onion
1/2 cup of your favorite mayonnaise
1/4 cup of finely chopped cilantro
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
4 teaspoons of fresh lime juice
1/2 lemon (to squeeze juice onto the open avocado halves)
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
4 jumbo avocados
12 ounces of cooked crab meat
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Health Benefits of Strawberries
Strawberries are
as attractive on the outside as their insides - they are filled with many
necessary nutrients a body needs. No wonder they are crowned "Queen of
Fruits".
Strawberries are also chosen as perfect ingredients for salads,
smoothies, bread, cakes and desserts, especially fondues. Due to their bright,
appealing appearance,chefs also like to use them as decorations to enhance
the presentation of dishes, making them more appetizing to the guests.
How Strawberry Get its Name?
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It was believed that the word "strawberry" did not
exist until 1538. During the harvest time, children would pick the fruits and
string them on straws of grass to be sold, thus the fruit was named
"strawberry".
In the olden days, strawberries originated from the
wilderness of Europe and America. Wild strawberries are small and tend to bear
fruits only during month of June. But now the berries we buy today are much
bigger in size because they had been cross-pollinated by scientists over the
years. The scientists crossbred the wild species with the Chilean strawberries
which were so much bigger in size than the wild berries.
Nutritional Properties in Strawberries
Strawberries are the only known fruit to have their seeds
outside, with an average of 200 seeds per fruit.Strawberries leaves and roots
can be used for medicinal purposes such as treating diarrhea, indigestion and
gout. You'll find strawberries leaves in blended herbal teas. The fruit juice
is also useful in soothing sunburns, cure skin blemishes and remove
discolouration on the teeth.
Nutrients found in strawberries include vitamin A, C and B6,
fiber, potassium, folate and various antioxidants and flavonoids. Your immune
system needs these fighters to protect against diseases related to heart and
cancers.
Strawberries' Health Benefits - Fighter against Cancer
Because strawberries are highly effective in fighting
oxidation activity, they are ranked the top among 12 fruits that were analyzed.
The credits go to the high levels of polyphenols and Vitamin C in strawberries.
Antioxidants protect your body cells from damage by
carcinogens, the cancer-causing agents. They prohibit the development of
carcinogens and delay the tumors from growing and expanding. It was tested that
strawberry extracts actually inhibits the growth of cancerous cells.
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