Crab Salad with Pear and Hazelnuts
This delicious crab salad is tossed with with hazelnuts and chopped pear, and served on a bed of butter lettuce.
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Most crab lovers know that fresh crab pairs well with avocado. But have you ever tried it with roasted hazelnuts (also called Filberts)?
Roasted hazelnuts have a naturally buttery flavor that goes beautifully with shellfish like crab and lobster.
The idea for this salad came from a crab hazelnut pear appetizer I had that was prepared by Oregon chef Jason Stoller Smith.
It's lovely!
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Crab Salad with Pear and Hazelnuts
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups crab meat
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1/4 cup roasted hazelnuts
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1/2 cup finely chopped celery
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2 firm but sweet, finely choppedpears
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1/4 cup finely choppedred onion
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2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
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2 tablespoons lemon juice (or 3 tablespoons Meyer lemon juice)
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1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
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freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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Salt, to taste
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4 large piecesofbutter lettuce, rinsed and patted dry
Method
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Toss together the ingredients:
In a medium sized bowl, mix the hazelnuts, celery, pear, onion, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, ground pepper, and salt.
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Gently fold in the lump crab meat:
Try not to break up the crab too much.
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Serve in butter lettuce leaves:
Make individual servings, about a half cup each over a piece of butter lettuce.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving) | |
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170 | Calories |
9g | Fat |
18g | Carbs |
8g | Protein |
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings: 4 | |
Amount per serving | |
Calories | 170 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 9g | 11% |
Saturated Fat 1g | 5% |
Cholesterol 31mg | 10% |
Sodium 292mg | 13% |
Total Carbohydrate 18g | 7% |
Dietary Fiber 4g | 15% |
Total Sugars 10g | |
Protein 8g | |
Vitamin C 11mg | 55% |
Calcium 64mg | 5% |
Iron 1mg | 6% |
Potassium 362mg | 8% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |