Elevate lunchtime with this extra special salad, complete with crab, avocado and asparagus. Finish with a lemon and caper dressing for a dish to remember.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.
1 unit(s)
Ciabatta
(Contains Cereals containing gluten)
150 grams
Tenderstem Broccoli
30 grams
Capers
1 unit(s)
Lemon
100 grams
Orkney Crab Meat
(Contains Crustaceans)
1 unit(s)
Avocado
80 grams
Wild Rocket
3 tbsp
Mayonnaise
2 tbsp
Olive Oil
½ tsp
Sugar
a) Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.
b) Trim the Tenderstem and cut into thirds.
c) Pop the Tenderstem onto a baking tray. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat. Spread out in a single layer.
d) When the oven is hot, roast on the middle shelf until tender, 10-12 mins.
a) Meanwhile, tear the ciabatta into roughly 2cm chunks.
b) Pop the ciabatta chunks onto another baking tray in a single layer. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat well.
c) Bake the croutons on the top shelf until golden, 8-10 mins, then remove from the oven and set aside.
a) While everything is in the oven, roughly chop the capers.
b) Zest and juice the lemon.
c) In a medium bowl, combine the capers and lemon juice with the mayo, olive oil and sugar (see pantry for amounts). Season generously with pepper.
a) Pop the crab meat into a small bowl and stir through one third of the capers and lemon dressing.
a) Halve the avocado and remove the stone.
b) Use a tablespoon to scoop the flesh out onto a board, face-down.
c) Slice into 0.5cm thick slices.
a) Divide the rocket between 2 serving bowls and toss through the baked croutons.
b) Drizzle over half the capers dressing and top with the roasted Tenderstem and sliced avocado.
c) Top the salads with the dressed crab meat, then drizzle over the remaining dressing.
d) Sprinkle over the lemon zest to finish.
Enjoy!