Crab Salad With Avocado And Mango-ginger Syrup
1/2 mango, peeled and diced
1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup grated ginger
1/4 cup sugar
1.5 lbs dungeness crab meat
1 medium tomato, cored, seeded and finely diced
1 shallot, finely chopped
1/4 cup chives, chopped
salt and pepper
1 avocado, halved, peeled and finely diced
2 tsp fresh lemon juice
Olive oil for serving
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1) In a bowl, add diced mango, ginger, vinegar and sugar. Toss and mix well. Set aside and stir occasionally.
2) Toss together lemon juice and diced avocados. This will prevent them from turning brown.
3) In a large bowl, add crab meat, tomato, shallot, chives. Toss gently. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4) Drain away about 1/4 cup of the liquid formed by the mango mixture and the add mango mixture to the crab. Toss to mix well.
5) Place a ring mold, or a round cookie cutter in the center of plate. Spoon 1/2 of crab mixture into the ring mold. Press gently to compact the crab mixture in the ring mold. Top crab mixture with even layer of avocado, and then with remaining crab mixture.
6) Drizzle some olive oil over crab salad and sprinkle with some salt and pepper. Serve immediately!
Yield: | 4 servings | ||
Prep Time: | 0 hr 10 mins | ||
Cook Time: | 0 hr 10 mins | ||
Ready In: | 0 hr 10 mins | ||
Category: | Salads | ||
Main Ingredient: | Seafood | ||
Cooking Method: | No Cook |
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Recipe Tags: | Crab | salad | seafood |
Chef's Note & Story
Recipe adapted from Chef Philippe Chevalier of Chevalier Restaurant
Very nice presentation... I think I cannot just finish one bowl, but more...