Crab Stuffed Avocados

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This crab stuffed avocado makes an utterly delicious healthy appetizer, snack or lunch! Stuffed with a mixture of crab and roasted corn relish and topped with a spicy crema sauce, you’re going to love these easy stuffed avocados recipe! 

Food allergies have got to be one of the most inconvenient things in the world, especially to any avid foodie. If you follow my blog, you already know I am highly allergic to cocoa. I am also allergic to egg yolks, but not deathly so. Therefore, I will occasionally indulge in food like hollandaise sauce and bear the pain… because some things are just too legit to quit. Hey-Hey! (Sorry, flash back of the 90’s MC Hammer Taco Bell commercial just ran through my brain)

The cruel, and unusually punishing, aspect of food allergies is that you can develop them. Fine one day, poof (!) no more chocolate for you the next. So unjust! I bring this up because my mother is allergic to avocado. I can vividly recall the day she developed that allergy. It was my 12^th birthday party at Wet n’ Wild and she ate a taco salad with guacamole. Wham bam, her stomach immediately said no thank you ma’am. But, being the wonderful mother that she is, she would not let this end her little girl’s party. She was such a trooper, wrapped up like a burrito in a wet towel, throwing up and looking like death became her. She would, however, never again experience the palatable, yummy joy of an avocado. Needless to say, these delicious stuffed avocados with crab and corn are something my wonderful mother will never get to devour. Sorry, Mom.

Tex-Mex Crab Stuffed Avocados

Buttery, rich avocados stuffed with sweet, succulent, tender king crab meat and fresh, smoky roasted corn salsa. These protein packed bad boys get finished off with a generous drizzle of creamy, slightly spicy and zippy crema. The acidity and spice of the sauce not only compliments, it also enhances, the innate magnificent flavors of the crab and avocado.

How to make stuffed avocados

These little stuffed gems are super quick and easy to put together, especially if you have already the roasted corn, poblano and jalapeno salsa. I like to make my own to have on hand, because it’s super versatile. However, store-bought works great too! Literally with the salsa already prepared, all you need to do is steam some king crab legs, crack the shell and remove the meat. While the crab is steaming, process the crema together in a food processor and slice a few avocados. Ta-da! Healthy, yet decadent and delicious Tex-Mex Crab Stuffed Avocados are yours for the consuming.

Tips for crab avocados

• Crab: If king crab is a little too pricy for your wallet, you can definitely substitute cooked lump crab meat for the king crab.
• St Patty’s Day: These stuffed avocados are perfect for the holiday. Just saying!
• Cutting avocado: To make the stuffed avocados easier to eat, use a paring knife to dice the avocado, in the skin. Be sure to not cut through the skin, only up to it, as shown in the photo above the recipe card (below).

These stuffed beauties are great as an appetizer, snack or light meal with a salad. Or, you could be like me:  sit on the living room floor with your work and a laptop on the table, rows of these little guys lined up in front of you and a glass of white wine… make it a personal smorgasbord of stuffed avocado scrumptiousness. Regardless of how you chose to serve* these Tex-Mex crab stuffed avocados, I know you are going to love ‘em! Cheers!

Cheyanne

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How to make recipe for stuffed avocados👇

Tex-Mex King Crab Stuffed Avocados

5 from 3 votes

Author: Cheyanne Holzworth

Total Time: 25 minutes mins

Prep Time: 20 minutes mins

Cook Time: 5 minutes mins

Servings: 6

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Succulent king crab with roasted corn and poblano salsa stuffed avocados drizzled with a Lime Cilantro Sriracha crema.

Ingredients 

• Stuffed Avocados:
• Roasted Corn & Poblano Salsa , to taste
• ¾ pound King Crab Legs
• 3 Hass Avocados – cut in half and pit removed
• Lime-Cilantro-Sriracha Crema:
• ½ Cup Sour Cream
• 1 tsp Lime Juice
• ½ Cup Cilantro Leaves – loosely packed
• ½ tsp Sea Salt
• 1 tsp Sriracha , or more to taste
• ¼ tsp Garlic Powder
• Garnish:
• Scallions – thinly sliced
• Lime Wedges

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Instructions

• For the Lime-Cilantro-Sriracha Crema: Place all ingredients into the bowl of a food processor. Process until creamy and well combined. Set aside, covered in the refrigerator.
• For the King Crab: Fill a large pot with a steamer basket insert with 1’’ of water and 1 tablespoon of salt. Bring to a boil. Once water is boiling, add crab legs to the steamer basket. Cover and allow crab to steam for 5-6 minutes. Transfer the crab legs to a clean work surface. Use kitchen shears to cut the shells and remove the meat.
• To Assemble: Place the avocado halves on a serving platter or clean work surface. Fill with about 1 ounce of cooked crab meat. Top with corn and poblano salsa. Drizzle with lime-cilantro-Sriracha cream. Garnish with scallions and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
• Serve immediately with extra lime-cilantro-Sriracha cream on the side.

Notes

*Can Substitute 5-6 oz. of cooked lump crab or imitation krab

Nutrition

Calories: 210kcal    Carbohydrates: 9g    Protein: 5g    Fat: 18g    Saturated Fat: 4g    Cholesterol: 15mg    Sodium: 356mg    Potassium: 550mg    Fiber: 6g    Sugar: 1g    Vitamin A: 355IU    Vitamin C: 12.5mg    Calcium: 40mg    Iron: 0.7mg

Course: Appetizer, Snack, starter

Cuisine: Tex-Mex

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