Description
These Crab Salad Stuffed Avocados are a delightful blend of creamy crab salad with a refreshing hint of mint, all nestled in ripe avocado halves. Topped with crunchy pistachios, they make for a perfect light lunch or appetizer.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
Crab Salad:
- 8 ounces crabmeat, drained
- 1/3 cup crémé fraiche
- 1/4 cup celery, chopped fine
- 2 tablespoons red onion, minced
- 2 tablespoons red bell pepper, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 ounce finely grated Swiss cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
Additional:
- 3 avocados
- 1/4 cup chopped pistachios
Instructions
- Prepare Crab Salad: In a medium bowl, mix crab meat with crémé fraiche, celery, red onion, red bell pepper, mint, and lemon juice. Add Swiss cheese, salt, and pepper; mix well.
- Stuff Avocados: Split avocados, remove pit. Spoon ⅓ cup of crab mixture into each avocado half.
- Finish: Sprinkle with pistachios and additional mint if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed avocado half
- Calories: Approximately 280
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 9g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 70mg