VEGETABLES
Crab Cakes
Thesedelicateseafood cakesareperfectwith drinks. If you're feeling festive, substitute cooked lobster meat for half of the crabmeat.
INGREDIENTS
4slices white bread, lightly toasted
1 medium garlic clove, peeled
1 small onion, peeled and quartered
1 tablespoon unsalled butter
1 tablespoon parsley leaves
1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over to remove cartilage
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1large egg
1tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
Tartar sauce (see recipe on page 38)
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Preheatoven to 375oF. Break bread in quarters and processwith metal blade to fine crumbs, about 40 seconds. Reserve 1/4 ofcrumbsand put remainder in
pie plate.
Drop garlic through feedtube with machine running and process until finely chopped, about 10 seconds. Add onionand chop fine, about 10seconds. Cook mixture in the butter over low heat until golden brown, stirring, about 10 minutes.
Chop parsley fine, about5 seconds. Add onion mixture, crabmeat. mayonnaise, egg, lemon juice, salt and reserved bread crumbsand pulse until combined,
about 8 times.
Form mixture into
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Broccoli Puree
Broccoli is high in fiber, high in potassium and low in calories. This recipe uses the stems, which are often discarded.
INGREDIENTS
1bunch broccoli, about
1small onion, peeled
2tablespoons butter
1teaspoon lemon juice Saltand pepper to taste
Remove stems from broccoli and reserve florets. Use slicing disc to slice stems and onion. Cook sliced vegetables in boiling water to cover with 1/2 reserved florets until tender, about 6 to 8 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid.
Use metal blade to puree solidswith remaining ingredients until smooth, about 1 minute.
Cut reserved florets into smaller florets and cook in reserved liquid until tender, about 3 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon. Pour enough hot cooking liquid intowork bowl to reach desired consistency, then pulse in florets. Season to taste. Or servetheflorets on a bed of pureed broccoli.