Crab Salad Cups With Avocado

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb shelled cooked crabmeat, picked over for shells
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup minced red onion
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 pinches crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 16 medium butter lettuce leaves (about 2 heads)
• 1 avocado, cut into 16 thin slices
• 2 teaspoons prepared seafood cocktail sauce (with horseradish)
• 1 lemon, sliced into small wedges

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, stir together crab, mayonnaise, parsley, onion, and sugar until well combined.
• 2 add salt, pepper, & crushed red pepper flakes (if using) to taste, then chill until ready to serve.
• 3 arrange lettuce on a large platter.
• 4 place about 2 tablespoons crab mixture onto center of each leaf.
• 5 top each with a slice of avocado, about 1/8 teaspoons cocktail sauce, a lemon wedge, and salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 enjoy!