Crab-stuffed avocados

Crab-stuffed avocados

By Barney Desmazery
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Prep: 10 mins

Easy

Serves 4
Stuffing the cavity of a halved avocado has to be one of the easiest ways to serve it, and this crab filling can be made ahead

Nutrition and extra info

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal204
  • fat19g
  • saturates2g
  • carbs2g
  • sugars1g
  • fibre2g
  • protein6g
  • salt0.41g
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Ingredients

  • 100g white crabmeat
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
    olive oil

    Olive oil

    ol-iv oyl

    Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…

  • handful basil leaves, shredded with a few of the smaller leaves left whole, to serve
    Basil

    Basil

    ba-zil

    Most closely associated with Mediterranean cooking but also very prevalent in Asian food, the…

  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped
  • 2 avocados
    Avocado

    Avocado

    av-oh-car-doh

    Although it's technically a fruit, the mild-flavoured avocado is used as a vegetable. Native…

Method

  1. To make the crab mix, flake the crabmeat into a small bowl and mix in the mustard and oil, then season to taste. Can be made the day ahead. Add the basil and chilli just before serving.

  2. To serve, halve and stone the avocados. Fill each cavity with a quarter of the crab mix, scatter with a few of the smaller basil leaves and eat with teaspoons.

  • Recipe Tip

    Tip

    For a cheaper version, mix the same ingredients with some flaked tinned tuna rather than crab.

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lizleicester
25th Jul, 2017
5.05
Couldn't be easier to make and the fresh basil is simply delicious.
snigatkins
1st Apr, 2015
4.05
I chopped up the avocado and added spinach leaves and cherry tomatoes (and also a couple of slices of sourdough toast). Less a stuffed avocado, and more a salad, but still, pretty tasty!
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cgibson1989
24th Aug, 2013
1.05
horrible
andersant
7th May, 2013
There are about 10g carbohydrate in half an advocado alone so I don't know how this has been calculated at 2g carbohydrate per serving!! Does anyone actually check the nutrition on these recipes? People should be wary of relying on the information given on here if they have specific dietary requirements.
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cgibson1989
15th Aug, 2013
1.05
I Itdone nutrition at college and will be 2g of which are sugars that's the part of nutrition labels that relate too low GI diet. And totally agree though they should put up total carbs along with of which are sugers, as not everyone no's that. I'm still going to give this a try I think
Gadget lady
22nd Apr, 2013
4.05
As I use rape seed oil in stead if olive oil. this was really good will do it again
rogermancs
6th May, 2012
5.05
Oops, forgot to rate it :)
rogermancs
6th May, 2012
5.05
Love the flavours and easy enough to make for a beginner like me.
strangeangel
3rd Dec, 2011
Works quite well with cream cheese instead of crab and small lettuce leaves chopped for anyone who doesn't like basil This is lovely as a vegetarian starter.
rhikavok
1st Sep, 2011
5.05
fantastic. Tasted restaurant quality. Wonderful set of flavours with beautiful soft avocado. an impressive starter. Will make again and again. Added more chilli and a squeeze of lemon.

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cgibson1989
15th Aug, 2013
1.05
Does this recipe serve 2 or 4 anyone?
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