Arepa with mashed avocado topped with lime-dressed crab and chili flakes

Crab Avocado Arepa — No-Cook Gluten-Free Brunch

August 31, 2026

Category: Brunch  |  Ready in 8 minutes  |  Serves 1 adult or 2 kids  |  Naturally gluten-free

What You Need

  • 2 Zavor & Co gluten-free arepas
  • 4 oz cooked crab meat
  • 1/2 avocado
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
  • Pinch of chili flakes

How to Make It

  1. Warm the arepas in the toaster on high, 2-3 cycles.
  2. Mash the avocado with half the lime juice and a pinch of salt, and spread over each arepa.
  3. Gently fold the crab with the mayonnaise, remaining lime juice and chili flakes.
  4. Pile the crab over the avocado.
  5. Finish with extra chili and a lime wedge.

About This Recipe

Crab and avocado is a coastal-restaurant standby from California to the Yucatan — the sweetness of the crab against cool avocado needs almost nothing else, just lime and a little heat.


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Laura Sophia — Zavor & Co.
Founder of Zavor & Co., the everyday arepa brand bringing naturally gluten-free arepas into everyday American life.
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