Blue Crab Salad with Asian Vinaigrette

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living mag.

Serves 6 people

Categories: Salad- slaw- salad dressing

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp. sesame seeds
  • 1 lb. fresh jumbo lump crab
  • 18 asparagus spears
  • 1 bunch red leaf lettuce, torn
  • Asian Vinaigrette:
  • 3/4 cup canola oil
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 2 tsp. sugar
  • 1 to 2 tsp. sesame oil
  • 1/8 tsp. ground red pepper

Directions

  1. Place small skillet over medium-high heat until hot; add sesame seeds, and cook, stirring constantly 3 minutes or until seeds are toasted. Set aside.
  2. Drain crabmeat, removing any bits of shell; set aside.
  3. Snap off tough ends of asparagus; remove scales with a vegetable peeler, if desired. Cook asparagus in boiling water to cover 5 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process; drain and pat dry.
  4. Arrange lettuce on 6 serving plates; top evenly with asparagus and crabmeat. Drizzle evenly with Asian Vinaigrette, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  5. Asian Vinaigrette:

  6. Combine all ingredients in a jar; cover tightly, and shake vigorously. Chill.
  7. makes 1 1/4 cups

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