Crab Omelette with Avocado Salsa

• Serves 2

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Ingredients

200g cooked crab meat (see notes)
1 tablespoon chopped chives
Salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4 eggs
2 tablespoons cold water
25g butter
4 slices wholemeal bread, toasted, to serve

Avocado Salsa
1 small ripe avocado, diced and tossed in 1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 ripe tomato, peeled, seeded and diced
1 tablespoon French tarragon leaves, chopped (see notes)
Salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method

To make the avocado salsa: combine the avocado and lemon juice, tomato, tarragon salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until needed.

Place crab meat in a bowl with chives, salt and pepper. Stir gently to combine and set aside. Lightly beat the eggs and water.

Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and add butter. When butter is foaming, swirl it around the pan then pour in half the egg mixture. Gently shake the pan while slowly moving the egg around to cook it evenly. Once the eggs are almost fully set, spread the mix out flat and sprinkle with half the crab meat. Fold the edge nearest the handle towards the centre, tilt the pan and tap it to move the omelette to the edge of the pan and slide onto a plate.

Repeat with the remaining egg mixture and crab meat.

Top the omelettes with the avocado salsa and serve immediately with toast.

Notes

Pick meat from 1 x 800g cooked mud crab, 2 x 300g cooked blue swimmer crabs or 2 x 400g spanner crabs, or buy good quality frozen Australian crab meat such as Ceas (Queensland spanner crabs) or Abacus (Western Australian blue swimmer crabs). Be aware that most other frozen crab meat is imported and can be quite watery when thawed. If French tarragon is not available, omit it or use chervil, do not replace with tasteless Russian tarragon.

Alternative Species: Bugs, marron, redclaw, rocklobsters, yabby.

Recipe supplied by FISHline, Sydney Fish Market’s free consumer advisory service. Visit the FISHline pages at www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au for more great seafood recipes, advice on seafood purchasing, storage and cooking, species information and answers to frequently asked seafood questions.