Timbale of Osetra Caviar, Crabmeat, and Avocado

Name: Timbale of Osetra Caviar, Crabmeat, and Avocado
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 4
Ingredients: 1 ⁄ 4 cup jumbo lump crabmeat; 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. minced peeled shallot; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice; 1 ripe hass avocado, halved lengthwise and pitted; 1 1 ⁄ 2 oz. osetra caviar; Salt and freshly ground white pepper

Serves
makes 4

CHRISTOPHER HIRSHEIMER

The chef who introduced us to this delightful delicacy, Alsatian-born Hubert Keller, served them to us as an amuse-gueule—an amusement for the mouth.

Ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup jumbo lump crabmeat
¹⁄₄ tsp. minced peeled shallot
¹⁄₂ tsp. fresh lemon juice
1 ripe hass avocado, halved lengthwise and pitted
1 ¹⁄₂ oz. osetra caviar
Salt and freshly ground white pepper

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Instructions

Step 1

Gently mix together crabmeat, shallot, ¼ tsp. of the lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste in a small bowl; set aside.

Step 2

Scoop out pulp from avocado halves into a small bowl and coarsely mash with a fork. Add lemon juice and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Step 3

For each serving, spoon 1 tbsp. of the avocado into a 1½"-round cookie cutter set on a chilled salad plate, add 1 tsp. of the crabmeat, and cover with 1 tbsp. of the avocado, smoothing surface with the back of a small spoon. Spread 1 tsp. of the caviar evenly over avocado. Carefully lift off cookie cutter to unmold timbale. Repeat process with remaining avocado, crabmeat, and caviar to make three timbales on each of four plates. Garnish timbales with a sliver of lime and edible flower petals, if you like.