Avocado Stuffed with a Spicy Miso Dressed “Crab”

I bought a jar of jackfruit in brine on Wednesday at the Asian market. Today I wanted to play around with it and see if I could come up with an appetizer for Thanksgiving. I decided to use the jackfruit like crab. Since I bought the brined version it is a little salty and does a nice job of standing in for crab. Next time I may add a few thinly cut pieces of nori to add a fishy flavor.

The jackfruit looks remarkably like crab. The interior is "thready" and the exterior is a little tough and needs to be cut with a knife. Once the exterior is cut you tear the jackfruit into crab like pieces. I can’t wait to try more crab recipes with jackfruit.

This recipe is patterned after something my friend Ian makes. You could also add finely diced jalapeno and cilantro if you like. I made this quickly from what I had in my house. Here is what I made.

Avocado Stuffed with a Spicy Miso Dressed “Crab”
Serves 2

Ingredients:

½ tablespoon white miso
½ tablespoon mirin
1 teaspoon hot crushed peppers (wet hots)
1 teaspoon liquid aminos, to taste
1 tablespoon green onion, finely minced
¼ cup brined jackfruit, pulled into fine pieces that look like crab
1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
1 avocado, cut in half, pit removed and scored

Directions:

Combine the miso, mirin, hot crushed peppers and liquid aminos to taste. Whisk to thoroughly combine. Add the green onion and jackfruit and stuff into the avocado halves. Serve cold as an appetizer.

Nutritional Information:

Amount Per Serving
Calories - 174.19
Calories From Fat (64%) - 110.86

Total Fat - 13.66g
Saturated Fat - 1.9g
Cholesterol - 0mg
Sodium - 328.47mg
Potassium - 547.85mg
Total Carbohydrates - 15.44g
Fiber - 6.55g
Sugar - 0.63g
Protein - 2.57g

Comments:

This turned out really well. Today was my first time using or eating brined jackfruit and I love it. I am definitely buying a few more jars to have on hand. I can imagine so many uses for the jackfruit. Living in Maryland near the Chesapeake Bay I am surrounded by crabs and crab recipes. I can’t wait to make some of the traditional recipes vegan.