Avocado with shrimps (Party starters)

Serves 4

• 350 gr frozen Canadian Atlantic shrimps (Matane shrimps)
• 2 avocados
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons single cream
• 1 tablespoon brandy
• Salt and white pepper
• Bunch fresh mised herbs (dill, taragon, parsley) 
• Few sprigs dill for garnish

1. Place the shrimps in a bowl, cover and leave to thaw at room temperature, then drain.
2. Wash, dry and halve the avocados lengthways ; remove the stones and scoop the flesh out of each half to within 1 cm/½ inch of the shell.
3. Brush the avocado halves with a little lemon juice and leave in a cool place.
4. Finely dice the avocado flesh, place in a bowl with thw shrimps and sprinkle with more lemon juice.
5. Beat the mayonnaise with the cream, brandy, the remaining lemon juice and the salt and pepper.
6. Wash, drain and finely chop the herbs and stir into the mayonnaise sauce ; mix yhe mayonnaise sauce into the avocado and shrimps, spoon the mixture into the avocado halves and garnish each portion with a sprig of dill.

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