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Chuck Bandy
McMillan Farm Management
Temecula, California
Chuck Bandy is the avocado division manager at McMillan Farm Management. He is a partner in 30 acres of avocados. Chuck was born and raised in Escondido where he observed his father as a grower. Chuck majored in political science at San Diego State...
STUFFED AVOCADO WITH SHRIMP, CRAB, AND MICRO GREENS SALAD
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Recipe Provided By the California Avocado Commission
Piquant micro greens accent this delicious seafood-stuffed avocado.
Ingredients
- 0.000
Salad
- 1.000 1 carrot
- 2.000 2 stalks celery
- 1.000 1 leek
- 0.000 Louis Dressing (see make-ahead recipe below)
- 0.000 Salt & pepper to taste
- 4.000 4 oz.olive oil
- 1.000 1 oz.lemon juice
- 2.000 2 Roma tomatoes
- 0.500 ½ lb.fresh Dungeness crabmeat
- 2.000 2 ripe, Fresh California Avocados
- 1.000 1 head Bibb or Boston lettuce, leaves separated
- 12.000 12 large shrimp, cooked
- 2.000 2 oz.micro amaranth
- 2.000 2 oz.micro celery
- 0.000
Louis Dressing
- 1.000 1 cupmayonnaise
- 4.000 4 tsp.chili sauce
- 1.000 1 tsp.lemon juice
- 1.000 1 tsp.Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Place a leaf of Bibb lettuce on each plate. Top each with a stuffed avocado half.
- Fill the avocado halves with the crabmeat.
- Cut each avocado in half and remove the seeds.
- Toss the crabmeat in half of the lemon vinaigrette.
- Drizzle remaining lemon vinaigrette over all, and serve.
- Sprinkle the vegetable cubes around the edge of the plate and the micro greens (amaranth and celery) over the top.
- Mix all dressing ingredients together in a bowl and reserve.
- Cut half of the carrot, half of the celery and the leek into a fine julienne, and blanch in boiling salted water until tender. Shock in ice water to stop the cooking and drain well. Reserve.
- Coat with the Louis Dressing and season with salt and pepper.
- Cut the other carrot half and the other stalk of celery into 1/3-inch cubes, blanch in salted water, shock in ice water and set aside.
- Whisk the olive oil into the lemon juice to make a lemon dressing; reserve.
- Peel, seed, and dice the tomatoes.
- Top each stuffed avocado half with the julienned vegetables and three shrimp
Serving Suggestions:
Try with lobster too!
Beverage Pairings:
Nice with a glass of Chardonnay.
*Large avocados are recommended for this recipe. A large avocado averages about 8 ounces. If using smaller or larger size avocados adjust the quantity accordingly.
Nutrition information per serving
Nutrition Information Per Serving: Calories 620; Total Fat 46 g (Sat 6 g, Trans 0 g, Poly 5 g, Mono 31 g); Cholesterol 80 mg; Sodium 970 mg; Potassium 888 mg; Total Carbohydrates 37 g; Dietary Fiber 11 g; Total Sugars 11 g; Protein 21 g; Vitamin A 2681 IU; Vitamin C 33 mg; Calcium 146 mg; Iron 4 mg; Vitamin D 0 IU; Folate 142 mcg; Omega 3 Fatty Acid 0.4 g
% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 50%; Vitamin C 50%; Calcium 15%; Iron 20%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 Calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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