Avocado Butter With Baby Shrimp Sandwiches

Ingredients

• 6 slices egg bread or white bread, crusts removed

Avocado Butter

• 1/4 cup soft butter
• 1 avocado, peeled
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• salt

Topping

• 8 ounces cooked baby shrimp
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• salt
• 1/2 English cucumber, thinly sliced
• watercress leaf

Directions

1. 1

   Beat together butter, avocado, lemon juice, chili powder and salt in a bowl.

2. 2

   In a second bowl, marinate the baby shrimp with lemon juice, olive oil, hot pepper sauce and salt to taste.

3. 3

   Lightly sprinkle salt on cucumber slices and let sit for 20 minutes.

4. 4

   Pat cucumber dry with paper towels.

5. 5

   Cut bread in half and spread slices with avocado butter. Top with overlapping cucumber slices and pile shrimp on top. Garnish with a watercress sprig.

6. 6

   Repeat for remaining sandwiches.