Avocado Stuffed with Crab-Mango Salad
- 1 lime, zest finely grated, lime cut in 1/2
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves
- 1/2 mango, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice (about 1 cup)
- 1/3 cup diced (1/4-inch) red bell peppers
- 1/3 cup diced (1/4-inch) red onion
- 1/2 jalapeno, stemmed and cut into small dice (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1/2 pound jumbo lump crabmeat
- 3 Hass avocados
- Squeeze the juice from 1 half of the lime into a bowl.
- Add the olive oil and cilantro and whisk well.
- Add the mango, red pepper, onion, jalapeno, and lime zest and toss to coat.
- Gently stir in the crabmeat to keep it from breaking up.
- Set aside while preparing the avocados.
- Cut the avocados in half and remove pit.
- Squeeze the remaining lime half over the avocado flesh, using the lime half to spread it evenly, in order to keep them from turning black.
- Toss the crab salad, check for seasoning, and mound into the avocado halves, dividing it evenly.
- (Use an ice cream scoop for neat, even rounds, if that's your thing.)
- Serve right away.
- TIP: To keep the avocado from sliding around the plate, cut a thin sliver of skin from the rounded side before filling the avocados.
- That flat portion will help keep the avocado steady on the plate.
- Variation: For a more dramatic presentation (one more suitable for a sit-down dinner party than a weeknight supper, perhaps) present the salad as a "stack," that is, layer the ingredients in a ring mold (similar to a biscuit cutter without the handle).
- Instead of serving the salad in the pitted avocado, peel and pit the avocados, then cut them into 3/4-inch dice.
- Toss them with a little lime juice to keep them from turning dark.
- Make the crab salad.
- Place the ring mold over the center of the plate and put the equivalent of half a diced avocado in an even layer in the mold.
- Tamp it down gently.
- Top with one-sixth of the crab salad and tamp down gently.
- Lift the mold carefully and the ingredients will remain in place on the plate.
lime, olive oil, cilantro, mango, red bell peppers, red onion, lump crabmeat, avocados
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/daisy-martinez/avocado-stuffed-with-crab-mango-salad-recipe.html (may not work)