Greens and crab salad with avocado mayo

Picked crab meat is a delicious and convenient option for fast meals as it saves the time of cooking, cracking and removing fiddly crab meat from its shell – a time-consuming and messy task. It can be purchased tinned or refrigerated from fishmongers and supermarkets and makes for luxurious 10 minute meals, like this salad with greens and a rich avocado mayo.

Credit: Jiwon Kim

• serves

  6

• prep

  10 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

Stream free On Demand

Too Hot to Cook

episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • 

cooking • 

24m

G

episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • 

cooking • 

24m

G

Ingredients

• 1 baby cos lettuce, leaves separated
• 2 Lebanese cucumbers
• 1 cup mint leaves, coarsely torn
• 1 tbsp finely chopped dill leaves
• ½ bunch chives, thinly sliced
• 1 small kohlrabi, peeled and finely diced
• 200 g picked cooked crab meat
• extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• black pepper, to serve

For the avocado mayo

• 1 avocado
• 2 tbsp (40 ml) lemon juice
• ¼ cup (60 ml) extra virgin olive oil
• 2 anchovies

Instructions

1. Wash and dry the baby cos lettuce leaves well, to remove any dirt or grit. Use a mandolin to thinly slice the cucumbers. Layer the lettuce, cucumber, herbs and kohlrabi onto a serving platter and scatter over the picked crab meat.
   
2. In a small blender, combine the ingredients for the avocado mayo and process until smooth. Taste and season with salt to taste, if needed. Drizzle the avocado mayo over the greens and crab salad, then finish with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and freshly ground black pepper and serve.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

Want more from The Cook Up? Stream all the seasons here and for free at SBS On Demand.

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

Stream free On Demand

Too Hot to Cook

episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • 

cooking • 

24m

G

episode • The Cook Up with Adam Liaw • 

cooking • 

24m

G