Dartmouth Crab and Lobster Salad

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 2 hours Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 0 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 260 calories per serving view nutrition facts
# of servings this recipe makes 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 18.0g28%
 Saturated Fat 3.0g13%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 102mg34%
Sodium 536mg22%
Total Carbohydrate 3.0g1%
 Dietary Fiber 1.0g3%
 Sugars 0.0g
Protein 23.0g45%
Vitamin A 28%  Vitamin C 43%
Calcium 11%  Iron 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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