Famous Delaware Blue Crab Salad
Dig in and enjoy this Famous Delaware Blue Crab Salad, a dish well known in this part of the region. You'll fall in love with crab recipes like this.
Ingredients
- 1 pound backfin crab meat
- 1 avocado cut into small dice
- 1 (juice of) lemon
- 3 tablespoons plain nonfat yogurt
- 3 tablespoons light sour cream
- 1 1/2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
- 2 drops hot pepper sauce
- 2 tablespoons capers, drained
- --For Lacy Shells:
- 1 1/4 cup coarsely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 2 sheets baking paper
- --Silken Sauce:
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning (or to taste)
- 1 pound baby lettuce
- 12 chive leaves
Instructions
For Crab Meat mixture:
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Inspect crab meat for shell. Set aside.
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Combine avocado with lemon juice. Mix yogurt, sour cream, parsley, chives, Old Bay Seasoning, pepper sauce and capers.
- Add avocado and lemon juice to yogurt/sour cream mixture. Gently fold into the crab, trying not to break up lumps of crab meat.
For Lacy Shells:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Place 2 tablespoons of cheese forming a circle about 3 inches in diameter on a parchment-covered baking sheet.
- Repeat to create 12 "lacy shells". Bake approximately 10 minutes or until brown. Remove immediately from sheet.
For Sauce:
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Whip cream until slightly thick and add chili sauce and Old Bay. Continue beating until soft peaks are formed.
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Arrange lettuce on six salad plates, top with one lacy shell, and mound crab salad on shell.
- Position another shell on top with a few sprigs of chives. Garnish shell, salad and plate with a few dollops of sauce. Serve immediately.
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