Photo: Crab and Avocado Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 pound haricots verts or green beans, halved
- 2/3 cup low-fat plain yogurt
- 3 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise
- 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh chives
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 3 anchovy fillets, chopped
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 pound lump or claw crabmeat
- 1 Hass avocado, halved, pitted and diced
- 3 romaine hearts, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups whole-wheat croutons
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
Directions
Bring a saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the haricots verts and cook until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and run under cold water to stop the cooking.
Puree the yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, chives, basil and anchovies in a blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
Toss the crabmeat, half of the avocado and about 1 tablespoon of the yogurt dressing in a small bowl. Toss the romaine, croutons, haricots verts and the remaining avocado with the remaining dressing in a large bowl.
Divide the romaine salad among plates, top with the tomatoes and place some of the crab mixture in the center.
Per serving: Calories 314; Fat 14 g (Saturated 2 g); Cholesterol 73 mg; Sodium 552 mg; Carbohydrate 28 g; Fiber 8 g; Protein 22 g
Photograph by Antonis Achilleos
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By HotAppleC
Fort Collins, CO
on May 19, 2013
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I really enjoy this recipe--it has become a regular at my house. I follow the recipe exactly. Some people commented on it being bland, but I guess I just like the taste of crab and avocado so much that I don't find it bland at all. I use Blue Star claw meat for the crab. If you are a crab lover, you will enjoy this recipe for sure!
By lisabrormann
Antwerp
on May 14, 2013
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Light, delicious and healthy but a little on the bland side. Will possibly make again, but with a few extra spices!
By typicalfriday
on March 31, 2013
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When I opened my fridge to find I only had lime greek yogurt available I knew I'd have to get creative.
So I used this recipe as more of a jumping off point.
I used the lime greek yogurt and subbed lemon juice for lime
I heeded other's reviews and threw some chili powder into the mix,
and added a dash of paula dean's house seasoning (garlic powder, ground black pepper and salt mixture
I had to skip over the chives and the anchovies because I was out
and also had to skip over the green beans....I was out. But I doubled up my greens with baby spinach and kale. SO GOOD. For deff a keeper
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