Avocado and rock lobster salad

Description

Serve salad inside avocado shell halves or over shredded lettuce. This recipe will serve 8 people as a starter or 4 people as a main dish.

Summary

Yield
Servings
SourceSouth African cuisine
Prep time
30 minutes
Cooking time
Total time
30 minutes

Ingredients

4  
avocados
4  
rock lobster (tails)
1  
onion (chopped)
1 T
olive oil
1 c
white wine
5  
peppercorns (black pepper)
3⁄4 c
mayonnaise
3⁄4 c
cream
   
cayenne pepper (to taste)
   
salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions

Cook rock lobster tails

  1. In a pan, heat olive oil, onion, peppercorns and white wine to boiling point. Add lobster tails, lower heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat and allow to cool in the pan.
  3. Once cooled, remove meat from and slice tail.

Prepare the salad

  1. Halve avocados, discard stone and carefully remove flesh with a spoon, reserving the shells.
  2. Slice avocado and sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent discoloration.
  3. Pour mayonnaise and cream into a bowl, season with freshly ground black pepper, salt and cayenne. Stir.
  4. Add sliced rock lobster tails and avocado. Mix carefully, avocado flesh is easy to break.
  5. Fill empty avocado shells with salad and serve.

Notes

Rock lobster, or spiny lobster, is abundant in South Africa waters. There is known as crayfish.

If you cannot find rock lobster tails, substitute with freshwater crayfish. You will need 3-4 crayfish tails per rock lobster tail.

Nutrition facts

Serving size: 1/8 of a recipe (8.3 ounces).

Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving

Calories

414.01

Calories From Fat (61%)

252.09

% Daily Value

Total Fat 29.21g

45%

Saturated Fat 7.5g

38%

Cholesterol 103.75mg

35%

Sodium 383.59mg

16%

Potassium 656.32mg

19%

Total Carbohydrates 16.23g

5%

Fiber 6g

24%

Sugar 1.7g

 

Protein 23.96g

48%