Crab Tacos

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 roma tomatoes, halved, seeded, and sliced
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 2 large jalapeno chiles, halved, seeded, and sliced, divided
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, divided
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 8 ounces shelled cooked crab
• 8 taco shells (see notes) or 8 tortillas (see notes)
• 1 cup iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese or 1 cup cheddar cheese
• 1 avocado, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 put tomatoes, garlic, half of the jalapeño, 1/4 cup cilantro, and the lime juice in a food processor and pulse a few times to chop.
• 3 add salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 set salsa aside.
• 5 in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
• 6 sauté onion and remaining jalapeño until soft, 4 minutes.
• 7 add crab and cook just until crab is warm, about 2 minutes.
• 8 put taco shells or tortillas on a baking pan and warm in oven, about 3 minutes.
• 9 arrange on a platter and fill with crab mixture, dividing evenly.
• 10 top crab with lettuce, cheese, and avocado.
• 11 sprinkle tacos with green onion and remaining 1/4 cup cilantro.
• 12 serve immediately, with salsa on the side or on top.