Cold Purée of Curried Beef

This light and zesty dish is a mating of the soft, moist filling from Curry Crescents, and either chilled lettuce leaves, crisp crackers, or bread rounds, as you please. With the lettuce, it is an engaging cold supper for the warm months. Spread on crackers or on thin, toasted rounds of good bread, it is a welcome change from pâté, perfect as an hors d’oeuvre.

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