Crab Salad with Rocket Appetizer Recipe

4      Reviews by:    Charlie Roseburg   Crab Salad with Rocket Appetizer Recipe uses rocket (arugula), dressed crab, bell pepper, red onion, capers, coriander, lemons, Tabasco sauce, lemon rind, sunflower oil and lime juice to create a delicious crab salad. Food Category:    Seafood Cuisine Origin:    Appetizers    Servings:4 Nutrition facts:192 calories9.3 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   10 Minutes Cook Time:   1 Minutes Total Time:   11 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• white and brown meat from 4 small fresh dressed crabs, about 1 lb.
• 1 small red (bell) pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp drained capers
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander (cilantro)
• grated rind and juice of 2 lemons
• Tabasco sauce, to taste
• salt and ground black pepper
• lemon rind strips, to garnish
• For the rocket (arugula) salad:
• 1 1/2 oz. rocket leaves
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 tbsp fresh lime juice

DIRECTIONS

• Put the white and brown crab meat, red pepper, onion, capers and chopped coriander in a bowl. Add the lemon rind and juice and toss gently to mix together. Season with a few drops of Tabasco sauce, according to taste, and a little salt and pepper.
• Divide the rocket leaves among four plates. Mix together the oil and lime juice in a small bowl. Dress the rocket leaves, then pile the crab salad on top and serve garnished with lemon rind.
• Cook's Tip: If the dressed crabs are really small, pile the salad back into the shells to serve.

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