Crab Salad with Avocado Sorbet

cucumber topped with crab salad and avocado sorbet

If you're looking for a light healthy summer recipe that's perfect for entertaining then this crab salad with avocado sorbet is just what you need! It may sound unusual but trust me, crab and avocado are a delicious combination and the sorbet works beautifully.

Course Appetizer, Starter

Cuisine International

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 0

Churning time 20

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 621kcal

Author Corina Blum

Ingredients

Ingredients for the Crab Salad

120 g white crab meat
1 red chilli pepepr thinly sliced, some seeds removed
½ lime juiced
1 tablespoon olive oil
Pinch salt
Pinch black pepper
½ cucumber

Ingredients for the Avocado Sorbet

2 avocados
1 lime juiced
1 tablespoon coriander (cilantro) chopped
80 g caster sugar

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

First make the avocado sorbet. Put the sugar in a saucepan with 100ml of water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes until all the sugar has dissolved. Leave to cool.
Put the flesh from the avocados, the lime juice, coriander leaf and sugar syrup into a food processor.
Pour the avocado mixture into an ice cream maker and leave to churn.
Make the crab salad by mixing together the crab with the lime juice, chilli, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Serve the crab salad with the cucumber and just a little avocado sorbet.

Notes

Nutritional information is approximate and a guideline only.

Nutrition

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