Dungeness Crab Fruit Salad Recipe
Ingredients
1 Alaska dungeness crab (2 to 3 pounds), thawed if necessary
2 cups fresh pineapple chunks*
2 apples, cut into chunks
OR
2 pears
1 orange, peeled, sliced and halved
Lettuce
HONEY DRESSING
1/2 cup lime juice
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 1/2 teaspoons honey
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
Lime or lemon wedges
Directions
Lift off back shell of crab. Remove and discard viscera and gills. Rinse crab thoroughly under cool, running water. Break off legs; crack along edges. Cut into serving-sized pieces. Break body section into several pieces.
Micro-cook or steam until thoroughly heated; cool. Remove meat from body. Combine crab meat from body with fruit. Arrange fruit mixture and cracked crab legs on lettuce-lined platter. Serve with Honey Dressing. Garnish with lime wedges.
Honey Dressing: Combine mayonnaise, lime juice, honey and ginger.
Micro-cook or steam until thoroughly heated; cool. Remove meat from body. Combine crab meat from body with fruit. Arrange fruit mixture and cracked crab legs on lettuce-lined platter. Serve with Honey Dressing. Garnish with lime wedges.
Honey Dressing: Combine mayonnaise, lime juice, honey and ginger.