Crab Avocado Pomegranate Salad In Crisp Endive Leaves Makes Approximately 8 To 10 Servings Recipes

CRAB SALAD STUFFED AVOCADOS

Steps:

• Mix the cooked crab meat with diced onions, diced bell peppers, diced cucumbers, diced radish, lime juice, olive oil, chopped cilantro, and salt/pepper. The salad can be prepared in advance and kept refrigerated until just ready to assemble the avocados.
• Cut the avocados in half, remove the seeds and peel the avocados. Sprinkle each avocado half with a little lime (or lemon) juice to prevent the avocados from browning too quickly.
• Fill the center of the avocados halves with the crab salad. Serve the crab stuffed avocados over lettuce leaves and garnished with chopped chives (or green onions) and radishes.

CRAB SALAD IN ENDIVE LEAVES

Steps:

• Whisk vinegar, mustard, oregano, salt, and pepper in a large bowl to blend.
• Gradually whisk in oil.
• Add crabmeat and toss GENTLY to coat.
• Arrange endive spears on pretty platter.
• Spoon crabmeat atop endive spears.
• Sprinkle with chives.

CRAB SALAD IN ENDIVE LEAVES

Steps:

• Whisk the vinegar, mustard, oregano, salt and pepper in a large bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in the oil. Add the crabmeat and toss gently to coat.
• Arrange the endive spears on a platter. Spoon the crabmeat atop the endive spears. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

AVOCADO AND LUMP CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine onion, lime juice, cilantro, tomato, olive oil, 1/8 tsp salt and fresh pepper, to taste.
• Add crab meat and gently toss.
• Cut the avocado open, remove pit and peel the skin or spoon the avocado out.
• Season with remaining 1/8 tsp salt and fill the avocado halves equally with crab salad.
• This makes 2 servings, place on two plates with lettuce if you wish and serve.

CRAB AND AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine crab meat, avocado, apple and cilantro. Add lime juice, olive oil and Dijon mustard, season with freshly ground pepper and mix well.
• Arrange arugula in 4 bowls (about 1 1/2 cups per plate) and top with crab avocado mixture.

CRABMEAT AND ENDIVE SALAD

Steps:

• Make the dressing: Place a fine mesh strainer over a medium bowl. Halve tomatoes and squeeze, cut-side down, over strainer. Using your fingers, scoop out seeds and any remaining juices from tomato into the strainer. You should have about 1/4 cup of "tomato water" in the bowl. Discard solids.
• Add mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard, cognac, salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, parsley, chives, and tarragon to bowl with "tomato water"; mix until well combined. Set aside.
• Make the salad: Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add celery and cook, stirring, until celery is still crunchy but no longer raw, about 2 minutes. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt; transfer celery to a large bowl to cool.
• Trim 1/4 inch from the stem of each endive. Remove large outer leaves and halve each lengthwise. Slice halves crosswise into small strips and add to bowl with celery. Separate small inner leaves of endive and reserve.
• Add crabmeat and dressing to bowl with celery and endive; season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper; gently fold to combine. Spoon salad onto the ends of the reserved endive leaves and serve.

CRAB CAKES WITH AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy small skillet over medium heat. Add 3/4 cup onions, ginger, and garlic; sauté 5 minutes. Add cumin and tumeric, then 1/4 tomato; sauté 1 minute. Transfer to medium bowl and cool.
• Add crab, 1/2 cup panko, 4 tablespoons cilantro, 3 teaspoons lime juice, chives, 1/2 teaspoon lime peel, and cayenne to onion mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in egg. Form into four 3- to 3 1/2-inch-diameter patties. Place 1 cup panko on plate. Coat crab cakes with crumbs pressing to adhere. Transfer to another plate. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Mix 1/4 cup onion, 1/4 cup tomato, 2 tablespoons cilantro, 2 teaspoons lime juice, and 1/2 teaspoon lime peel in medium bowl. Add avocados and toss to coat. Cover; chill up to 2 hours.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add crabcakes; cook until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Serve with avocado salad.
• *Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.

CRAB, AVOCADO, POMEGRANATE SALAD IN CRISP ENDIVE LEAVES MAKES APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 SERVINGS

Steps:

• 1. Make the Pomegranate Sauce: Fill the bottom half of a double boiler with water, making certain the bottom of the top half does not touch the water. Bring the water to a simmer. Whisk together the pomegranate sauce ingredients in the top half of the double boiler and place over the simmering water. Stir constantly until the sauce thickens and becomes the consistency of thin mayonnaise. Force the sauce through a fine-mesh sieve to strain out any lumps and let it cool. Refrigerate the sauce until ready to use. 2. Assemble the Salad: Pick through the crab meat to remove any cartilage or shell that may remain. Combine the crab meat, avocado, and pomegranate arils in a bowl and mix gently. Wash and separate the endive leaves. Spoon a small amount of the salad into each endive leaf. Drizzle the pomegranate sauce over the salad, garnish with lemon zest, and serve.