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Crab and Asparagus Salad
Recipe
CD HD 15mins
Serves 4 Cold Shellfish Seafood Vegetables Herbs Hors d'oeuvre Starter Appetizer Gluten Wheat Dairy Free
Ingredients
12 Asparagus Spears
120ml/4fl.oz Mayonnaise (check ingredients)
2 teasp Dijon Mustard (check ingredients)
The juice of 1 Lemon
2 tbsp very finely minced Shallots
1 tbsp Capers, drained and chopped
2 Wild Garlic Leaves, finely chopped (Optional)
2 tbsp freshly chopped Parsley
375g/13oz Fresh Cooked Crabmeat (white or white and brown meat)
Instructions
1. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Meanwhile, cut about 5cm/2 inches
off the bottom of the asparagus. Once the water comes to the boil, add some salt
then add the asparagus and cook for 5-7 minutes until just tender.
2. Meanwhile, place the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice, shallots, capers, wild
garlic, parsley, salt and pepper in a medium sized mixing bowl, mix well, then
add the crab meat, fold together thoroughly and adjust the seasoning if
necessary.
3. Once cooked, drain the asparagus, transfer to a large mixing bowl of very
cold water for 2 minutes to cool quickly, then remove from the water and pat dry
on kitchen paper.
4. To serve - Place three asparagus spears on individual serving plates and spoon the crab
mixture across the centre of the asparagus.
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