Dartmouth Crab and Lobster Salad

2 hours Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 0 minutes

260 calories per serving view nutrition facts

4 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

8	ounces	crab meat	cooked, shelled
8	ounces	lobster tails	cooked, shelled, sliced
1	dash	lemon juice
1	pinch	salt and black pepper	to taste

Fennel and orange salad
2	large	navel orange
1	medium	fennel bulb	fresh
1	tablespoon	olive oil
1	pinch	salt and black pepper	to taste

Courchamps sauce
2/3	cup	crab meat	flaked
2	tablespoons	lemon juice
4	teaspoons	white wine	dry
2	teaspoons	parsley leaves	chopped fresh
2	teaspoons	tarragon	fresh, chopped, or 1/2 ts dried tarragon
2	teaspoons	soy sauce
2	teaspoons	dijon mustard
1/4	cup	olive oil
1	dash	salt and black pepper	to taste

Garnish
1	bunch	italian parsley	fennel -prigs, and lemon wedges

Directions

In medium bowl, combine lump crabmeat and lobster.

Season to taste with lemon juice, salt and pepper, tossing gently to mix. Cover and refrigerate.

Fennel and Orange Salad: Using a vegetable peeler, remove 1/4 of the zest from 1 orange.

Cut in very fine julienne strips. Blanch in small pan of boiling water 5 minutes.

Drain and set aside in medium bowl. Peel oranges. Section oranges into same bowl, then squeeze in juice from membranes. Set aside.

Trim fennel, reserving tops. Remove tough outer layers of fennel bulb.

Cut fennel bulb in thin slices. Add to orange mixture. Chop 1 teaspoon feathery fennel tops and add to salad.

Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and refrigerate.

Courchamps Sauce: In blender, combine flaked crab, lemon juice, anisette, chopped parsley, tarragon, soy sauce, and mustard.

Blend until pureed. With blender running, gradually add 1/4 cup olive oil in a thin stream until blended.

Stir in salt and pepper to taste.

To serve: On each of 4 serving plates, arrange mounds of crab salad and fennel salad. Garnish with sauce, Italian parsley, fennel sprigs, and lemon wedges.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 156g

Amount per Serving

Calories 260 62% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.0g	28%
Saturated Fat 3.0g	13%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 102mg	34%
Sodium 536mg	22%
Total Carbohydrate 3.0g	1%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	3%
Sugars 0.0g
Protein 23.0g	45%