Crab-stuffed Avocado with a Buttermilk Dressing : A Healthy LCHF Dish !

This simple seafood salad recipe suggestion from 'Tesco' uses avocados as the perfect pockets for holding sweet, lime-dressed crab meat. Drizzled with a tangy buttermilk dressing, this makes a tasty lunch idea that's ready in just ten minutes. 

Ingredients:

Serves Two

100g (3 1/2oz) fresh or tinned white crab meat
1 lime, zested and juiced
1 tbsp. finely chopped coriander
1 shallot, finely chopped
handful baby salad leaves
10 cherry tomatoes, halved
2 avocados, halved and stoned
For the dressing
2 tbsp. buttermilk
1 tsp Tabasco

1 tsp mayonnaise 

Method:
1. In a small bowl, combine the crab meat, lime zest, coriander and shallot. To make the dressing, mix the lime juice, buttermilk, Tabasco and mayonnaise in a small jug. Season well.

2. Divide the salad leaves, tomatoes and avocado halves between 2 plates. Fill each avocado with the crab mixture, then drizzle over the dressing.

Nutrition per serving: 
Carbohydrate 6.9g Protein 14.5g Fat 30g

Avocados are full of healthy fats

Over 75% of the fat content in an avocado is great for your heart! In fact, having more of these healthy unsaturated fats is better for your heart than eating low fat!

They're nutrient dense

Avocados are packed with beneficial nutrients to enhance the nutrient quality of your meals. 

Avocado boosts your eye health

Avocados contain 81mg of lutein & zeaxanthin, antioxidants known to support eye health as we age. 

They have more potassium than a banana!

Bananas are known for their potassium content, but per 100g, the avocado fruit contains 485mg of potassium, that's 127mg more than bananas! 

They're super versatile

Known for guacamole, dips, and other savoury dishes, yet avocados are appearing more and more in sweet dishes too. Think chocolate mousse, ganache, smoothies and ice cream! 

You can make ice cream with avocado!

A brilliant, dairy-free, vegan alternative to store-bought ice cream varieties, simply blend 1/2 an avocado and a squeeze of lime juice with 2 tbsp. of maple syrup and 1 cup of your milk of choice. Pour into ice block moulds and freeze.
Read more about Avocados here

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All the best Jan