This is a great recipe from Bord Bia for a delicious lunch or dinner, the best part being that there is no cooking involved.
Serves - Four persons
Preparation time - 25 minutes
Ingredients
For the crab
300g cooked crab meat
30ml low fat mayonnaise
Juice of half a lime
2 tablesp fresh chives, finely chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the salad
1 yellow pepper, deseeded and finely sliced
Half a small cucumber, halved lengthways, deseeded, and sliced
Small bunch fresh coriander, roughly chopped
2 scallions, finely sliced
Juice of half a lime
1 tablesp olive oil
For the tomato and avocado salsa
200g cherry tomatoes, quartered
1 avocado, peeled and diced
Half a small red onion, very finely diced
1 red chilli, diced very finely
Juice of half a lime
Handful fresh mint leaves, chopped
To serve
Coriander and mint leaves to garnish and lime wedges to serve
8 small tortillas or taco shells – two per person
Method
Check through the crab meat and discard any pieces of shell. Squeeze out any liquid then combine the crab meat, mayonnaise, lime juice, and chives. Mix well, taste and season. Set aside while you prepare the salad and salsa.
Mix all the salad ingredients together, including the lime juice and olive oil, then taste and season. In a separate bowl mix all the ingredients for the salsa, taste and season.
To assemble, warm the tortillas or taco shells as per packet instructions. Then fill each with a spoonful of salad, add some of the crab mixture, and top with the salsa. Garnish with some coriander and mint leaves and serve with a lime wedge on the side. Alternatively place the various elements in bowls in the middle of the table and let everyone help themselves.
