Angela Hartnett's Crab and Avocado Salad Recipe

British crab is in season at the moment - try this recipe with coriander or chilli.
This tastes fantastic with ripe avocado. If you want to add a bit of spice to the salad, try coriander or chilli. Ideal served with a warm potato salad.(serves 2)
2 ripe avocados
1 lime, juice and zest
50g salted almonds, roughly chopped
2 spring onions, chopped
2 baby gem lettuce, washed and thinly sliced
1 tbsp basil, chopped
500g white crab meat
¼ tsp ginger, finely grated
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
70ml olive oil
15ml white-wine vinegar
¼ tsp dijon mustardPeel and roughly dice the avocados, squeeze lime juice over them and put to one side.Mix the spring onions, nuts, basil and lettuce in a large bowl.Add the ginger and crab meat, mix well and season with salt and pepper.Combine this with the avocado, mix everything together, and check seasoning.Beat the oil and vinegar together until emulsified and mix through the salad just before serving.• Angela Hartnett is chef patron at Murano restaurant and consults at the Whitechapel Gallery and Dining Room, London. Twitter.com/angelahartnett
Angela Hartnett's crab and avocado salad. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian