Crab Jicama Seviche on Cucumber
- 1 small jicama
- 1/4 pound lump crab meat (about 3/4 cup), picked over and flaked
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped scallion greens
- 1/4 teaspoon finely chopped seeded habanero or jalapeno chili (wear rubber gloves), or to taste
- 1 plum tomato, seeded and chopped (about 1/3 cup)
- 1 garlic clove, minced (about 1/2 teaspoon)
- 1 ripe California avocado (about 9 ounces)
- 1 seedless cucumber (about 1/2 pound)
- Peel jicama and cut in half.
- Finely chop half of jicama, or enough to measure 1/2 cup, and shred remaining half, or enough to measure 1/3 cup.
- Reserve any remaining for another use.
- In a small bowl stir together jicama, crab, 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice, scallion, chili, tomato, and 1/4 teaspoon garlic.
- Season "seviche" with salt and pepper.
- Halve avocado, reserving half for another use.
- In small bowl with a fork mash remaining avocado, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons lime juice, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon garlic with salt to taste until smooth.
- Seviche and avocado mixtures may be made 4 hours ahead and chilled separately, their surfaces covered with plastic wrap.
- Cut cucumber crosswise diagonally into twenty-four 1/4-inch-thick slices.
- Top each cucumber slice with 1/2 teaspoon avocado mixture and 1 teaspoon seviche mixture.
jicama, crab meat, lime juice, scallion greens, jalapeno chili, tomato, garlic, california avocado, cucumber
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/crab-jicama-seviche-on-cucumber-12198 (may not work)