A selection of small rolls filled with crab meat and green avocado

Crab and avocado rolls

Name: Crab and avocado rolls
Total time: 25 min
Yield: makes 8
Ingredients: mayonnaise 2 tbsp; celery 1 stick, finely diced; lemon ½, juiced; tarragon chopped to make 1 tbsp; white crabmeat 100g; avocado 1, diced; mini submarine or brioche rolls 8; butter, softened; salad cress 1 punnet; cayenne pepper a pinch

25 minutes
makes 8
Easy

A quicker, more economical version of a classic lobster roll. The avocado makes the filling go further... clever, right?

By Janine Ratcliffe

July 27, 2019 at 11:54 am

Ingredients

mayonnaise 2 tbsp
celery 1 stick, finely diced
lemon ½, juiced
tarragon chopped to make 1 tbsp
white crabmeat 100g
avocado 1, diced
mini submarine or brioche rolls 8
butter softened
salad cress 1 punnet
cayenne pepper a pinch

Method

Step 1

Put the mayonnaise, celery, lemon juice and tarragon in a bowl, season and stir well. Fold in the crab and avocado.
Step 2

Split the rolls vertically down the middle (but not completely), and spread with the butter. Fry butter-side down in a frying pan over a medium heat until golden. Cool a little.
Step 3

Fill with the crab mix and some cress then finish with a pinch of cayenne pepper.