Crab Zucchini Pasta with Spicy Avocado Sauce
Try this Crab Zucchini Pasta with Spicy Avocado Sauce recipe, or contribute your own.
Try this Crab Zucchini Pasta with Spicy Avocado Sauce recipe, or contribute your own.
- 1 garlic clove minced
- for the sauce:
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- pepper to taste
- 1 lime, juiced
- 1 small jalapeno sliced (seeds included)
- 1.5 tablespoons chopped cilantro + more to garnish
- 1.5 cups jumbo lump crab meat
- 3 zucchinis, peeled blade d noodles trimmed
- 1 avocado, peeled and pitted
- 1/4 easpoon grinded sea salt
- Carbohydrate 0.557435 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Fat 1.44974333042533 g
- Fiber 0.113749999046326 g
- Protein 0.101925 g
- Saturated Fat 0.202234666265129 g
- Serving Size 1 1 Serving (3g)
- Sodium 0.352666666608507 mg
- Sugar 0.443685000953674 g
- Trans Fat 0.0408146665879176 g
- Calories 15 calories
Step-by-step
- Reserve half of the jalapeno slices and place the rest into a food processor along with all of the other sauce ingredients. Pulse until creamy. Taste and adjust if necessary.
- Place the zucchini noodles into a medium mixing bowl along with the avocado sauce and toss until combined. Add in the crab and toss again.
- Divide into bowls and garnish with cilantro.
Jalapeno acts as the structural stabilizer in this dish by introducing capsaicin and moisture that helps emulsify the fat in the avocado during processing. Zucchini noodles release water rapidly upon contact with salt, meaning proper preparation dictates whether the final dish is glossy or watery.
- Salt zucchini strands 20 minutes prior to mixing and blot them with paper towels to prevent sauce dilution.
- Blend the avocado, lime juice, and olive oil in a food processor for exactly 45 seconds to achieve a uniform emulsion without thermal degradation.
- Inspect jumbo lump crab meat manually for hidden cartilage fragments before folding it into the dressed noodles.
- Consume this preparation immediately because raw zucchini continues to exude water over time, breaking down the emulsion.
Visual clues dictate success here since no thermometer applies to raw assemblies. Watch for a pale green, opaque sauce clinging uniformly to each strand without pooling at the base of the bowl.
