Crab tacos
A seaside inspired recipe of succulent crab and sweet tomato salsa wrapped in a home-made tortilla – taco ’bout tasty.
Take a look at our similar crab and avocado tortilla version too.
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Ingredients
For the tacos
- 300g plain flour, plus extra to dust
- ¼ tsp salt
- 75ml sunflower oil
- 100ml warm water
For the filling
- 50ml mayonnaise
- 200g brown crabmeat
- Juice ½ lime
- 1 small fennel bulb, very finely sliced
- ½ cucumber, halved lengthways, deseeded and sliced
- Small bunch fresh chives, finely chopped
- Small bunch fresh coriander, roughly chopped
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- 300g white crabmeat
For the tomato salsa
- 200g cherry tomatoes, quartered
- ½ red onion, very finely diced
- Juice 1 lime
- Handful fresh mint, finely chopped
- Coriander and mint leaves to garnish and lime wedges to serve
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Method
- For the tacos, put the flour and salt in a mixing bowl, stir in the oil, then the water with a wooden spoon, and bring the dough together. Tip it out onto a lightly floured surface, knead until smooth, then wrap in cling film and rest for 30 minutes.
- Once the dough has rested, divide into 12-14 pieces (about 35g each), then roll out each one very thinly. Heat a heavy-based frying pan over a medium-high heat and, when hot, add the first tortilla. Cook for 2-3 minutes until white and blistering with brown patches, then flip and repeat until there are no grey patches of dough left. Set aside under a clean, damp cloth, then cook the rest.
- Mix all the filling ingredients except the white crabmeat, then taste and season. Mix all the ingredients for the salsa in a bowl and season well.
- To assemble, fill a tortilla with some of the filling mixture, then top with some white crabmeat and a dollop of salsa. Garnish with a few herb leaves, then roll up the tortilla.
Nutrition
- 189kcals Calories
- 8.3g (1g saturated) Fat
- 9.8g Protein
- 18.1g (1.5g sugars) Carbs
- 1.7g Fibre
- 0.4g Salt
Per taco (for 14)
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