Crab Salad Recipe
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Crab Salad with White Wine and Herbs
This is a delicious crab salad recipe and you can use Dungeness crab, Snow crab, Alaskan King crab or any other kind you like. The dressing is made with white wine, lemon, and herbs and the crab salad recipe is served on a simple bed of lettuce. This recipe serves eight as an appetizer or four as a main course.
A dry white wine is best in this crab salad recipe; Chardonnay would be the perfect choice. You do not want to go too sweet with the wine or you will miss out on the sweetness of the crab. The dressing for this crab salad is very special and is perfect with fresh crab, although you could try it on an imitation crab salad recipe if you prefer. Serve this delicious crab salad with some garlic bread or just by itself. Crackers or large herbed croutons are also a good accompaniment.
The herbs in this recipe go nicely with crab. Rosemary, basil and parsley all give a unique flavor of their own that also blend well together. Use fresh herbs if possible for the best flavor. Many grocery stores now offer fresh herbs in their produce section, so finding these three common herbs should not be a problem for most people. If you cannot find them in your local stores, you may want to consider growing an herb pot with these herbs in it so you can harvest fresh herbs for recipes like this.
Herby Crab Salad Recipe
Ingredients -
3 pounds whole cooked crabs
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
⅛ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon fresh basil, finely chopped
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lemon juice
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, finely chopped
2 tablespoons dry white wine
1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
Leaves of ½ a lettuce
Preparation:
Remove the legs from the crabs. Remove the crabmeat from the body and set it aside.
Combine all the ingredients except the lettuce and crab, then cover and refrigerate this mixture.
Arrange the lettuce on a large serving plate and arrange the crab legs around the outside.
Arrange the crabmeat in the middle and serve, drizzled with the dressing.
(Serves 4)
Photo Description:
This delicious crab salad with white wine and herbs looks as good as it tastes. We served it up with some crunchy croutons on the side, but you can enjoy it on its own or with some soft, crusty bread. The sweet, flaky crab meat is delicious with the zesty dressing. Try it with Dungeness, King or any other fresh crab you can find. Hand pick the crab if you can so you get these nice, fluffy flakes of meat. This is a perfect salad to have on a hot summer night when you do not want to heat up the kitchen, but it is equally as good in the winter.
