Party Time Crab Salad Recipe - Cooking Index
Try not to break up the large lumps of crabmeat, because the salad looks best when the fresh, white meat stands out.
Courses: Salads1 lb | 454g / 16oz | Fresh lump crabmeat - cartilage removed |
1 cup | 146g / 5.1oz | Diced peeled hothouse (seedless) cucumber - 1/4" dice |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Fresh lime juice |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Olive oil |
1/4 cup | 59ml | Finely-slivered fresh basil |
Salt - to taste | ||
Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste | ||
1 cup | 237ml | Mango And Mint Salsa - (see recipe) |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Chopped fresh mint leaves - (to 3) - for garnish |
6 | Mint or basil sprigs - for garnish |
Combine the crabmeat and cucumber in a bowl. Carefully toss together with the lime juice and olive oil. Add the slivered basil, salt and pepper; combine gently, trying not to break up the crabmeat.
Mound the crabmeat equally in the center of 6 dinner plates. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons of Mango And Mint Salsa. Sprinkle with chopped mint and place a sprig of basil or mint alongside each salad.
This recipe yields 6 servings.
Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: 130 calories, 5g carbohydrates, 16g protein, 5g fat, 75mg cholesterol.
Source:
Simply Delicious by Sheila Lukins from Parade magazine - Pub date: - 03-24-2002 - S(Reformatted for MC6): - 07-30-2002 by Joe Comiskey - [email protected]
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