Easy crab pâté and independence for bairns
Somewhat symbolically, on the day of the Scottish independence referendum, without so much as a by your leave, little turtle dove reclaimed her freedom. With an elegant and meticulously coordinated flap of her tiny, delicate wings, her bid for independence was successfully completed in under 20 seconds. Poor Alex Salmond’s rowdy, slightly blundering flapping has failed to achieve as much in years! She seemed to know exactly where she was going too: She headed straight for a mid-section branch of the tree where the local turtle dove community hangs out in the evening. I have a suspicion that she’d be planning this mission for a while as she’d been paying close attention to the comings and goings in the tree for the past few evenings. I like to think she was greeted with open wings – there was certainly a crescendo of chirping upon her arrival. In any case, she didn’t come back for the couscous that I had left out in a bowl on the terrace last night just in case. Turtle Dove: 1, Alex Salmond: 0.
Ingredients (serves 6)
400g white crabmeat (I used tinned, in which case make sure it is well drained)
2 tablespoons of Greek Yoghurt
20g butter, melted
1 clove garlic, peeled
2 tablespoons of horseradish
Juice of 1 lemon
1 fresh chilli pepper
1 teaspoons of paprika
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Combine all the ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Chill for at least two hours and serve with either bread or raw vegetables (carrots, celery, fennel…) and a slice of lemon.
8 Comments
Stacey Bender
What a glorious story of Turtle Dove and a triumphant but bittersweet ending. I will think of Turtle Dove among friends and hope that Turtle Dove will return “home” for a visit now and again.
The Healthy Epicurean
I hope she’ll drop in to see us from time-to-time, if only for a bowl of couscous!
apuginthekitchen
Oh TD flew the coop, well I think he/she will still visit, after all you introduced this little bird to cous cous, it’s good that the bird is with other birds, you know birds of a feather. A lovely crab pate, perfect for entertaining.
The Healthy Epicurean
Thank you! I hope she’ll drop in to viist from time to time – I leave a bowl of couscous on the terrace!
Mary Frances
What a sweet post. It’s too bad Turtle Dove left, but I hope she makes lots of new friends.
The Healthy Epicurean
Thank you so much Mary Frances. LTD often comes back to visit, as Hugo is about to recount!
Just Add Attitude
I love, love when I see the word easy in front of a recipe. I like to spend time in the kitchen but I also like to whip up things that don’t take forever to prepare.
Harley R
Hi thankks for posting this