crab salad in avocado halves
Appetizer, Lunch
4.9 (10)

Avocado and Lump Crab Salad

This vibrant avocado filled with lump crab salad offers a refreshing taste, combining zesty lime juice, rich olive oil, fragrant cilantro, and crisp red onion. It’s incredibly fast to prepare since it requires no cooking at all!

Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
0 minutes
Servings
2 servings
Calories
178
MexicanTotal: 10 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1 medium Hass avocado
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 grape tomatoes
  • 1/2 tsp olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 leaves butter lettuce
  • 2 tbsp chopped red onion
  • 1 1/2 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 4 ounces lump crab meat

Instructions

  1. 1

    In a medium mixing bowl, mix together onion, lime juice, cilantro, tomato, olive oil, 1/8 teaspoon of salt, and freshly ground pepper to taste.

  2. 2

    Gently fold in the crab meat until well combined.

  3. 3

    Slice the avocado in half, remove the pit, and either peel off the skin or scoop the flesh out with a spoon.

  4. 4

    Sprinkle the remaining 1/8 teaspoon of salt over the avocado, then evenly distribute the crab salad into each avocado half.

  5. 5

    This recipe yields 2 servings; arrange the filled avocado halves on two plates, adding lettuce if desired, and serve.

Nutrition Information

178
Calories
9.5g
Protein
9g
Carbs
13g
Fat
3g
Sat. Fat
447mg
Sodium
* Nutrition information is per serving (1 avocado half w/ crab meat)

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