Blue Crab Salad with Asian Vinaigrette
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Southern Living mag.
Serves 6 peopleCategories: 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
- 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.
- Drain crabmeat, removing any bits of shell; set aside.
- 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.
- Arrange lettuce on 6 serving plates; top evenly with asparagus and crabmeat. Drizzle evenly with Asian Vinaigrette, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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Asian Vinaigrette:
- Combine all ingredients in a jar; cover tightly, and shake vigorously. Chill.
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makes 1 1/4 cups