Dungeness Crab Fruit Salad

[JJ Judkins]

* Exported from MasterCook *

Dungeness Crab Fruit Salad

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Serving Size : 5 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Alaska Seafood Marketing Inst. Appetizers/Snacks
Fish/ Seafood Salads

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 Alaska dungeness crab (2 to 3 pounds) -- thawed if necessary
2 cups fresh pineapple chunks*
2 apples -- cut into chunks
OR
2 pears
1 orange -- peeled, sliced and halved
Lettuce

HONEY DRESSING
1/2 cup lime juice
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 1/2 teaspoons honey
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
Lime or lemon wedges

Lift off back shell of crab. Remove and discard viscera and gills. Rinse crab thoroughly under cool, running water. Break off legs; crack along edges. Cut into serving-sized pieces. Break body section into several pieces.

Micro-cook or steam until thoroughly heated; cool. Remove meat from body. Combine crab meat from body with fruit. Arrange fruit mixture and cracked crab legs on lettuce-lined platter. Serve with Honey Dressing. Garnish with lime wedges.

Honey Dressing: Combine mayonnaise, lime juice, honey and ginger.

Cuisine:
"Cajun"
Source:
"Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute"
S(Internet address):
"http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/COMMERCE/asmihp.htm"
Yield:
"1/2 cup"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 117 Calories; 1g Fat (5.9% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 24g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 19mg Cholesterol; 97mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fruit; 0 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : *One can (about 14-15 ounces) pineapple chunks, drained, may be substituted.

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