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

Crab-stuffed avocados recipe

Ingredients

  • 100g white crabmeat
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • handful basil leaves, shredded with a few of the smaller leaves left whole, to serve
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped
  • 2 avocados

Method

  • 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.

  • 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.

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