King Crab and Avocado Shooters - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 small Hass avocados—1 cut into 1/2-inch dice, 1 cut into 8 wedges
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 pound king crab in the shell or 6 ounces lump crabmeat
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk
- 1/4 teaspoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
Instructions
- In a shallow bowl, coarsely mash the diced avocado with a fork. Add the heavy cream and lemon juice and mash the mixture just until combined. Stir in the chopped cilantro and season generously with salt and pepper.
- With kitchen scissors, cut the crab leg shells and pull out the crabmeat. Cut the crabmeat crosswise into 1-inch pieces and shred the crab. In a small bowl, combine the coconut milk and ginger. Fold in the crab and season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the crab and avocado into 8 small glasses. Top each shooter with an avocado wedge and serve.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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