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Dungeness Crab Salad

This is a holiday salad, as everything in it is in season here in California between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Obviously everything will be better if it is all freshly picked, crab included, but you can get away with pre-picked crab. 

Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 383 kcal
Course: Side Dish , Salad , Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3 or 4 lemons or limes
  • 1 shallot, peeled and sliced very thin
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 firm fuyu persimmon, peeled and diced
  • 2 avocados, skinned and diced
  • 1/2 cup pomegranate arils, about 1/4 of a pomegranate
  • 3/4 pound crabmeat
  • 2 tablespoons minced parsley
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons olive oil (use the good stuff)

Instructions

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  1. Zest one or two of the lemons with a fine grater. I use a microplane. Put the zest into a large bowl. Juice all the citrus into the bowl and add the sliced shallot. Let this marinate while you cut everything else. 
  2. Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl and gently mix to combine. Serve as-is, or in hot corn tortillas, or on crackers or tortilla chips. 

Notes

  • You absolutely can make this with other varieties of crab, such as blue crabs, rock crabs or red crabs -- even snow crab is a good substitute.
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Nutrition Information

Calories 383kcal (19%) Carbohydrates 26g (9%) Protein 19g (38%) Fat 26g (40%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 36mg (12%) Sodium 723mg (30%) Potassium 861mg (25%) Fiber 11g (44%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 394IU (8%) Vitamin C 55mg (61%) Calcium 93mg (9%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 383

% Daily Value*

Calories 383kcal 19%
Carbohydrates 26g 9%
Protein 19g 38%
Fat 26g 40%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 36mg 12%
Sodium 723mg 30%
Potassium 861mg 18%
Fiber 11g 44%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin A 394IU 8%
Vitamin C 55mg 61%
Calcium 93mg 9%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.