Crab Phyllo Crisps with Avocado, Potato and Candied Lemon Recipe
Flavors of Switzerland
Total time: 1hr to 2hr
Preparation time: 20-30 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes (you can candy the lemon in advance)
Difficulty: Average
Ingredients
For 4 servings
Candied lemon zest
- 1 unsprayed lemon
- 6 cubes of sugar
Potatoes
- 2 large potatoes
- 300 ml (1 1/4 cup) olive oil
- 1 star anise
- 1 slice of lemon
- 1 sprig of thyme
- 1 clove of garlic
Phyllo Crisps
- 1 roll of phyllo or brick pastry
- olive oil
- dill
Avocado sauce
- 1 ripe avocado
- 200 ml (3/4 cup) vegetable broth
- juice of 1 lemon
- salt and Tabasco
Avocados vinaigrette
- 1 avocado
- Finely diced candied lemon zest
- 2 basil leaves, chopped
- salt and Espelette chili
- olive oil and lemon juice
Crab
- 120 g (4 oz.) cooked crab meat
- 50 g (3 Tbsp.) mayonnaise
- sherry vinegar
- salt and pepper
To finish
- 2 radishes
- baby greens
- confit lemon zest
Method
Candied lemon zest
- Remove the lemon zest and squeeze the juice from the lemon.
- Cut the zest into thin julienne strips and blanch twice. Drain.
- Cook the zest in the lemon juice and sugar on very low heat for 30-40 minutes.
Potatoes
- Peel the potatoes. Cut 4 rectangles, 4 cm x 10 cm and 5 mm thick. Season with salt.
- Poach the potato rectangles in olive oil with the remaining ingredients for the potatoes. When they are tender, drain and set aside.
Phyllo crisps
- Cut out 8 strips of phyllo 10 cm wide. Brush with oil and layer two together.
- Roll each layered strip around a 2 cm metal tube to give them their shape.
- Bake for 4 minutes at 220° C (440° F). Cool and unmold.
Avocado sauce
- Blend the avocado flesh with the vegetable broth and lemon juice; season.
- Whisk in the olive oil as for a mayonnaise. Adjust the consistency.
Avocados vinaigrette
- Finely dice the avocado. Combine it in a bowl with the candied lemon and basil.
- Dress with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and Espelette chili.
Crab
- Combine the crab with the mayonnaise and a drop of sherry vinegar; season.
Finishing and assembly
- In a rectangular cutter or mold, place a slice of potato and top with a thin layer of avocado vinaigrette, then crab. Unmold on the center of each plate.
- Top with a phyllo crisp filled with crab.
- Sprinkle with baby greens, radish slices and julienne candied lemon.
- Garnish the plate with two drops of the avocado sauce, serving the rest on the side.
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