These are some of our favorite recipes, mostly from Cooking Light, but we tend to edit portions and ingredients
that suit our taste buds (e.g. when a recipe calls for 1 minced garlic clove, we use about 4 :) ).
Other recipes are passed down from family and friends.
Enjoy!

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Crab and Grilled Corn Salad

We had this using shrimp instead of crab (the Shell Shack down the street was out of lump crab meat when I stopped in yesterday), and it was really good. We'll try it with crab meat next time they have it in too. :)
The breadsticks were tasty as well!

**I've added "Appetizers" as one of the labels for this recipe because scooping the leftovers up with mulitgrain Tostitos was an AWESOME lunch! It was a lot like shrimp ceviche ~ yum!

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Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 1/3 cups salad and 2 lettuce leaves)

Ingredients:
6 ears shucked corn
1 cup finely chopped celery
1 cup chopped bottled roasted red bell pepper, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions
12 ounces lump crabmeat, shell pieces removed
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
12 Boston lettuce leaves

Preparation:
1. Heat a large grill pan over medium-high heat. Place corn in pan; cook 8 minutes or until slightly charred, turning frequently. Cool slightly. Cut kernels from ears of corn; place in a large bowl. Add celery and next 4 ingredients (through crabmeat) to corn; toss gently to combine.
2. Combine lime juice, mayonnaise, black pepper, salt, and ground red pepper in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Pour dressing over crab mixture; toss gently to coat. Serve salad over lettuce leaves.

Nutritional Information: 
Calories: 249
Fat: 8.3g (sat 0.6g,mono 2.4g,poly 4.7g)
Protein: 16.8g
Carbohydrate: 31g
Fiber: 4.9g
Cholesterol: 59mg
Iron: 1.9mg
Sodium: 475mg
Calcium: 90mg

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