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- Their dinner guests had already arrived and were sipping drinks and eating apple and avocado salsa by the time Armand returned . . . .
- “I saw the Lepage boy come flying out of the woods again,” said Ruth. “What was it this time? Zombies?”
- “Actually, I believe he disturbed a nest of poets,” said Armand, taking the bottle of red wine around and refilling glasses, before helping himself to some of the salsa with honey-lime dressing. “Terrified him.”
The Nature of the Beast
Makes 1½ cups salsa; about 8 servings
INGREDIENTS:
Choose a slightly firmer (but still ripe) avocado than you would for guacamole and a naturally soft red apple such as a McIntosh. The quantities below may be easily doubled to serve a larger crowd.
- Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon light honey
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 small Hass avocado, peeled, pitted, and cut into ½-inch (1-cm) dice
- Half a red apple, peeled, seeded, and cut into ½-inch (1-cm) dice
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
- Chips of choice
DIRECTIONS:
Put the lime zest and juice into a bowl. Whisk in the honey, salt, and pepper. Fold in the avocado and apple until coated with the dressing. Add the cilantro, if using. Taste and add a little pinch more of salt and pepper, if needed. Spoon the salsa onto the chips. The salsa is best eaten when freshly made, but can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a few hours. If refrigerating, gently press a sheet of plastic wrap directly on the top of the salsa, then cover the container. Bring the salsa to room temperature about 15 minutes before serving.
34 replies on “THE NATURE OF THE BEAST: APPLE AND AVOCADO SALSA WITH HONEY-LIME DRESSING”
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How does one get a compilation of the recipes? I see a “booklet” referred to….
Many thanks!
NatureOfTheFeast
I made this a couple times, & will make again today.. every time I added some different items..cucumber red onion olives tomato..added some good olive oil more lime juice.
I like the avocado apple combination!
Love the recipes
Thank you
Will be enjoying an afternoon ‘In Three Pines’ at the Stirling Public Library, complete with food tasting recipes, trivia and and Three Pines fun for everyone in conjunction with the latest release of ‘Kingdom of the Blind’.
In A Rule Against Murder, Peter’s father gave Marianna a note saying: You can’t get milk from a hardware store That phrase came up in the Fleming play in The Nature of The Beast.
Is that a common saying?
Or is it significant it pops up again?
Thank you for these recipes! What an added bonus. I have just started reading the Inspector Gamache books and am addicted. Louise, your ability to paint a picture with words is remarkable – thank you. Your stories are intriguing and heartfelt – on so many levels. Keeping you and Michael in my prayers. I, too, am touched by your devotion to him.
Maria
This cookbook is truly five star and mouth watering. I love the added recipes, too! Especially with the excerpts from the books’ stories! However, Minotaur: Will you ever print it in hardcover in the glowing color of online? I want to give it to friends and relatives, some of whom will never go online for anything, and some who don’t read mysteries. (Although after examining the cookbook I’m hoping they’ll give Gamache a try!)
I have to say that I wish Louise and Minotaur would do a whole cookbook of the Gamache et al recipes. There are enough references to this yummy food to fill such a book and I would love to buy one. Hint hint!
Agreed!
I too could not print the recipe booklet. If possible could you please send me the info to try and print. Thank you.
nature-of-the-feast
This is heaven! I’m making it for book club while we discuss “A Great Reckoni
ng” in November.
I ran into trouble printing out the recipe booklet. Then I lost the info to redo. Please send me that info if possible. Will try to print again.
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Thank you so this posting. I do love the description of those delectable dishes and now I was able to dl the recipes and try them at my leisure….
What a great idea to supply these recipes! Enjoyed a few already – and looking forward to the end of August for the GREAT RECKONING! Many hours of absolute pleasure.
Thank you.
Maureen
Thank you for the book entertainment. The food is such an added bonus for me.
I send much love & strength for the time ahead as I have just come through a similar experience with my husband during the last months.
Love the recipes– and the books. My husband and I just returned from Québec, including a stop in Knowlton where we stocked up Gamache goodies, and now I am rereading them all!
So far my absolute fave is the leek and cheese casserole. I’ve made it three times already, and my husband loves it.
Thank you so much for these recipes and the others in the book. We are enjoying them and thinking of the stories when eating !
May I add my own “Yum!” to the collective thought here? On my way to lunch and already thinking of gathering ingredients before heading home from work today. Many thanks to everyone involved for all the wonderful recipes you have shared with us.
Thank you again for another “look inside” of the characters lives. Will try ASAP.
I also wanted to say I am touched by your love and devotion to Michael. Not all women are “keepers”, but Michael hit the lottery with you. Best of luck and happiness to follow you and yours.
Regards,
Deb
Looks fabulous! Can’t wait to try it.
The photo isn’t quite accurate – the apple is not peeled and I’d be surprised if the avocado and apple were actually folded into enough of the dressing to coat – it all looks so fresh. I spent part of the summer food-designing photos for a cookbook and got a little oversensitive to this, I think. I do bet it is delicious.
I wouldn’t peel the apple anyway… but isn’t this fun!
I think I would roughly chop the apple in the food processor so the chunks wouldn’t be so big. I think it would fall off the chip and we don’t want that. When I try it, I will let you know which is better.