Recipe: Crudites with Crab Mayonnaise (6 -10)
Ingredients...

Crisp Fresh Vegetables e.g.radish peppers,cucumbers,spring onions, fennel, celery
And/ or lightly cooked vegetables e.g. asparagus, green beans,new potatoes, salsify
And/or cooked shellfish e.g. prawns scallops, lobster.

MAYONNAISE...

4-6oz fresh crabmeat, brown or white
2 tsps wholegrain mustard
a few drops tabasco
a few drops soy sauce
7 tbsps mayonnaisse
3 tbsps whipping cream, whipped
salt

Instructions...

1) Mix all the mayonnaise ingredients together. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Pile into a bowl. Serve at room temperature.

2) For a simple first course serve with crisp raw vegetables, trimmed as appropriate so they can be dipped into the mayonnaise.

3) For a more elaborate first course or as part of a main meal add the lightly cooked vegetables, warm or cold, and lightly cooked shellfish or hard boiled quails eggs.