Avocado Crab Salad with Seville Oranges

This fresh and easy Avocado Crab Salad is easy to whip together and tastes heavenly with Seville Oranges, bell peppers and fresh cilantro.

I adore avocados. I put them in anything and everything. Living in San Diego means I always have access to these precious beauties. I know I am spoiled.

We all enjoy avocados in a guacamole, but they are terrific in a number of other dishes. They add creaminess to my Mexican ceviche and add extra flavor in simple sandwiches, like an avocado BLT.

And today I am sharing how terrific they are in this avocado crab salad.

Why this recipe is so awesome

Avocados have a mild nutty flavor that pair perfectly with a bit of sour. I usually add lime juice to avocados, but I recently got ahold of some Seville oranges. Seville Oranges are thick skinned and a bit sweet and sour.

And they are amazing with avocados!!!

Stir in some fresh cilantro, bell peppers and crab meat and you have a light meal, a chunky salsa or even a simple salad. I had some leftover baguette from the night before and quickly sopped up the deliciousness.

This would make a terrific appetizer with some tortilla chips, too. Such wonderful flavor combinations that work beautifully together.

And another favorite light lunch I enjoy all the time are my tuna egg salad lettuce cups. But I also like to serve it with, you guessed it, avocado, too!

Ingredients you need

• Crab: You can use real lump crab or the artificial crab. Even cooked shrimp would be a great addition or substitute to this salad.
• Avocado: You can use any variety of avocado. I personally like haas, fuerte and reed avocados.
• Bell peppers: You can use the sweet red bell peppers or even orange ones. I used a combination of red and green.
• Seville Orange: These are not as sweet as the regular variety of oranges. They are also not as tart as the sour ornamental oranges.
• Herbs: fresh cilantro and green onions
• Lime juice: I added this to balance the Seville orange flavor. You can also use lemon juice.
• Salt and pepper

Step-by-step directions

1. In a large bowl whisk Seville orange juice, lime juice, salt and pepper.

2. Stir in crab, avocado, bell peppers, cilantro and green onions and coat everything with juices. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Bon appetit!

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