Jamaican Crab Salad Composee Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time20 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexHealthyServings4
CuisineCourse
MethodDish
SpecialityMain Ingredient
Interest GroupHealthy

Ingredients

 Yogurt - 1/2 cup, non- fat, plain
 Garlic1/2 Teaspoon, minced
 Lime zest1 1/2 Teaspoon, finely grated
 Lime juice2 Tablespoon
 Paprika1/8 Teaspoon
 Eggs – 6, hard-cooked
 Mayonnaise1/3 Cup (16 tbs)
 Best-quality curry powder - 1 tablespoon
 Mango1 Tablespoon, finely chopped
 Crabmeat - 8 ounces, jumbo lump, picked over for shell and cartilage
 Mixed greens2 Cup (16 tbs)
 Lime-Garlic Vinaigrette - 2 tablespoons
 Banana1
 Chives2 Tablespoon, finley snipped

Directions

GETTING READY
1. Peel hard-boiled egg and cut lengthwise into half.
2. Remove and chop yolk finely.
3. Keep aside the whites.

MAKING
4. In a large mixing bowl, put together the egg yolks, mayonnaise, curry powder, and chutney; mix well.
5. In a food processor, blend together yogurt, garlic, lime zest, 1 table-spoon of the lime juice, and the paprika.
6. In another mixing bowl, toss crabmeat and ¼ cup yogurt mixture.
7. Transfer the dressing to a cup and keep aside.
8. Fill the egg white halves with the yolk mixture; stuff loosely and keep aside.
9. In another mixing bowl, toss the salad greens with vinaigrette.
10. Toss the banana slices with the remaining tablespoon of lime juice.

FINALISING
11. In 4 dinner plates, center the tossed salad greens.
12. Top greens with dressed crab evenly.
13. Alternate the stuffed eggs, 3 halves in each plate and banana slices around the greens and crab.
14. Garnish with snipped chives.

SERVING
15. Serve immediately.
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