In this recipe, I combined crab with avocados to create Crab Guacamole.

Oh yeah… those are some big chunks of crab you see in that guacamole.  Let me show you how I made it…

First things first.  How do you pick a ripe avocado?  DON’T pick it up and digitize it (squeeze your fingers into the avocado).  If you do that, you’ll be created dark spots in the avocado for the next person who comes along and picks it up and buys it. DO hold it in your hand and gently press with your palm and hand. If it gives a little, it’s ready to bring home.  If it gives a lot, you don’t want to bring it home… it’s too ripe.

What’s the best way to get an avocado out of its skin?  Take a sharp knife and cut all the way around the avocado (the long way).  Gently twist it and it will come apart into two pieces. On the half without a pit: use a large tablespoon to scoop out the avocado flesh.

Use a sharp knife to tap into the pit lightly, twist it and it will come right out of the avocado. Then you can scoop out the flesh from the other half.

Use a fork for mashing lightly.  You still want to leave some chunks in there when you make guacamole, so don’t use your food processor… you’ll end up with avocado puree.

See chunks?  Just like this.

For my crab guacamole, you’re going to add a little cream cheese and sour cream.

And then you’ll add a couple of spoonfuls of fresh salsa (the store-bought stuff is fine), lime juice, salt and pepper.

And CRAB!  I usually buy crab at Costco. They sell a can of it in the refrigerated section, so it’s “fresh” canned crab. It’s good stuff.


Pretty easy recipe, right?  I always drizzle a little bit of lime juice on top to keep the guacamole from browning.  And you need tortilla chips for dunking too.  If you’re low-carbing it, thin sliced jicama is a great alternative to chips.

Crab Guacamole
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Crab Guacamole

A delicious change from plain old guacamole. Crab and avocado are meant to be together!
Prep: 25 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
Servings: 16 servings (will vary, about 3 to 4 cups)
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Ingredients

Instructions 

  • Slice open avocados and scoop out the flesh into a large bowl. Use a large fork to mash, leaving chunks here and there.
  • Add the cream cheese and sour cream to the avocados and gently stir together.
  • Stir in salsa, lime juice, salt and pepper.
  • Gently stir in the crab meat. Squeeze lime juice on the surface of the guacamole to help prevent browning. Serve with tortilla chips.

Notes

  • If you're preparing this recipe as gluten-free, just be sure to use a brand of salsa that is known to be GF.
  • If you like things spicy, use a spicy salsa in this recipe, or add in a little bit of cayenne pepper.
  • It's okay to prepare this recipe up to an hour ahead. Drizzle lime juice over the top of the guacamole, lay a piece of plastic wrap on top of the guacamole (so it's touching), and refrigerate it until serving time.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 134kcal, Carbohydrates: 5g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 11g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 18mg, Sodium: 259mg, Potassium: 306mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 237IU, Vitamin C: 7mg, Calcium: 29mg, Iron: 0.4mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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202 Comments

  1. Mary says:

    Love avocados, especially on a sandwich with rye bread, butter and swiss cheese.

  2. Bree says:

    Looks fantastic-I love the addition of the crab!

  3. Ragna Rogero says:

    I love avacados any way I can think to use them but my favorite lunch is half an avacado with a squirt of lemon or lime juice and a scoop of cottage cheese and topped with a dollop of Catalina dressing. For evening we love corn tortillos spread with avacado(like you would peanut butter) and filled with taco meat. So yummy

  4. Tana says:

    This looks delicious! I absolutely love avocados and would be thrilled to win that box of ’em! It’s hard to pick just one favorite way to eat avocados, but let’s see… I really like to eat 1/2 an avocado, sliced, with a bowl of rice. Dip an avocado slice in soy sauce and eat with a bite of rice. Yum! …also fantastic sliced into salads, used as a primary ingredient in veggie sandwiches, etc.

  5. Elise says:

    A grilled cheese and avocado sandwich! YUM!

  6. Sandra says:

    I love to eat them sliced, sprinkled with lemon pepper and drizzled with EVOO. Oh heck, who am I kidding, I love eating them ANYWAY they are prepared. I am SOOO jealous that you live so close to AVOCADO’s. It is hard to find good avocados in the local grocery stores.

  7. Veronica says:

    Yes I do enjoy eating avacados, but one of my favorite uses for them is for a hair conditioner. I purree an avacado with honey and some extra virgin olive oil and smooth into my hair. Leave on for a 30 minutes with a plastic cap then rinse and condition. Hair comes out soft and helps to maintain moistre.

  8. Sonia Tamez says:

    I absoultly LOVE avocados, I add them to my fajita quesadillas, chicken tostadas, flautas, oh my goodness my list goes on and on. <3

  9. Linda says:

    Guacamole is never boring (especially crab guacamole) and definitely my favorite!

  10. UCONNJENN says:

    My 8 year old daughter is OBSESSED with avocados! She can eat a whole one all by herself in one sitting and then come back for more. Favorite way to eat them is sliced or as guacamole with a good taco salad. Her head will explode if I win this!! 🙂