Crab Salad In Carrot Coulis Recipes

CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the crabmeat, celery, mayonnaise, celery seed, paprika, sugar, pepper, seafood seasoning and parsley. Mix well and refrigerate until chilled.

CHICKPEA CRAB SALAD WITH CITRUS VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk together first seven ingredients. Stir in beans, radishes, green onions, carrot, parsley and pistachios. Gently stir in crab. Serve over greens.

PASTA CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. Toss with crab and vegetables. Combine remaining ingredients. Pour over pasta mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

CARROT COULIS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over low heat. Add carrot, onion, celery, and leek. Cook, until the vegetables are soft but not brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Add the sachet, and enough chicken stock to cover the vegetables. Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer, cooking until almost all of the liquid has evaporated, about 30 minutes.
• Working in batches no larger than 2 cups, puree vegetables in a blender until very smooth. Let stand until cool. Measure 1/2 cup, and add carrot juice. Season with lime juice, salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce. Reserve remaining puree for another use.

PAN SEARED SCALLOPS WITH CRAB SALAD AND CARROT PUREE

Steps:

• For the puree: In a small saucepot, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Add the chopped carrots, and boil until soft. Strain the carrots and reserve 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
• Place the carrots in a blender with the honey, and puree. Adjust the consistency with the reserved cooking liquid. Season with salt and pepper, and cool completely.
• For the syrup: In a saute pan, cook the bacon until crispy. Remove the bacon from the pan and drain on paper towels. Then chop the bacon and add it to a small saucepot with the maple syrup, and bring to a simmer. Reduce the syrup to a volume of 1 cup.
• If the syrup is very runny, thicken with a slurry of the cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water.
• For the crab salad: In a bowl, combine crab, apples, carrots, mayonnaise, lemon juice and onion, and mix gently. Season with salt and pepper.
• For plating: Sprinkle the scallops with salt and pepper. Heat a saute pan over high heat until smoking. Add the oil and then place the scallops in the pan. Sear until golden brown and the scallops release from the pan, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook for another minute. Add the butter to the pan and baste the scallops with the butter for about 1 more minute. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the scallops to rest.
• On each serving plate, drag a spoonful of carrot puree across the plate. Place 2 ounces of crab salad at the center of each plate. Trim the romaine leaves into a diamond and place on top of the crab salad. Place the seared scallop against the lettuce leaf and drizzle 1 ounce of the bacon syrup with some bacon pieces over the scallop. Garnish with the scallions and serve.

CRAB SALAD IN CARROT COULIS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine crab, 1 tablespoon oil, and 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice. Toss gently to combine. Season with salt and pepper; set aside. In a medium bowl, toss frisee with remaining 2 tablespoons oil and 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons carrot coulis into the center of 4 shallow soup bowls. Spread the coulis in a 4-inch circle. Place a 3-inch ring mold in the center of the coulis. Divide crab between the molds and top each with a small spoonful of mousseline. Carefully remove the ring. Top each plate with one-quarter of the frisee. Serve immediately.

CRAB RANGOON DIP WITH CRISPY WONTON CHIPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2-quart or 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Reserve 1 tablespoon green onions for garnish. Combine the remaining onions with cream cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, Sriracha, soy sauce, lemon zest, and lemon juice and stir until well blended. Fold in crabmeat and pour mixture into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, about 20 minutes. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Drizzle with sweet chili sauce and sprinkle with reserved green onions and sesame seeds, if desired.
• While dip bakes, heat oil in a medium saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fry 5 to 6 pieces of wonton at a time in batches, flipping several times throughout, until golden, bubbly, and crisp, about 30 seconds. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle immediately with salt. Repeat with remaining wontons and serve immediately with dip. (Alternatively, these chips could be made the day before, cooled completely, and stored in airtight containers).

CRAB SALAD ON CUCUMBER ROUNDS

Steps:

• Rinse lemon grass. Cut off and discard tough tops and root ends; peel off and discard tough outer green layers of stalks down to tender white parts. Finely chop enough to make 1/4 cup.
• Rinse kaffir lime leaves. Stack three or four leaves at a time and cut crosswise into very fine shreds.
• In a bowl, mix lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, crab, shallots, carrot, cilantro, mint, and green onion.
• In a small bowl, mix lime juice, chili paste, fish sauce (but not salt, if using), and sugar.
• Just before serving, stir lime-juice mixture into crab mixture. If not using fish sauce, add salt to taste.
• Rinse cucumber and cut crosswise into about 24 rounds about 1/4 inch thick. Top each slice with a scant tablespoon crab mixture.

CHILLED CRAB CAKES WITH A TROPICAL FRUIT COULIS

Steps:

• Pureé the cantaloupe in a food processor fitted with the blade attachment until smooth. Pour into a medium-sized mixing bowl.
• Purée the pineapple until smooth. Combine pineapple purée with cantaloupe purée.
• Tie the fresh cilantro leaves in a 5-inch-square piece of cheesecloth. Add sachet to purée. Add lemon juice and stir to combine.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or overnight. Before serving, taste and adjust seasoning with a pinch of sugar, if necessary.
• Combine crabmeat, lemon juice, cilantro, fish sauce, and jalapeño in a medium-sized mixing bowl. Fold carefully with a rubber spatula to prevent breaking up lumps of crabmeat.
• Place a ring mold, cookie cutter, or PVC piping that is about 2 inches tall and 2 1/2 inches wide on each of 4 chilled plates.
• With a teaspoon, scoop about 1/4 of the avocado from the shell and place at the bottom of the mold. Pack it down lightly with the back of the spoon.
• Place 1 tablespoon of mango on top of the avocado and press down gently.
• Top with 1/4 of crabmeat mixture and smooth off the top with the flat side of the knife. Carefully remove ring mold.
• Repeat process on the 3 remaining plates. Ladle Tropical Fruit Coulis around the edges of the crab mold and serve chilled.

SPICY CRAB SALAD WITH CARROTS AND JICAMA

Steps:

• Put the crab meat in a mixing bowl, add the chilies, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper and lime juice and toss gently, being careful to break up the crab meat as little as possible.
• In another bowl, toss together the jicama, carrots and lemon juice. (The salad can be prepared to this point up to an hour ahead.) Add the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, the mint and the cilantro and toss to combine.
• Divide the crab meat among 6 plates, mounding it in the center, and surround with the watercress. Scatter the jicama and carrots over the crab and serve immediately.

SEARED SEA SCALLOPS WITH SPICY CARROT COULIS

Steps:

• Make the coulis: Put carrots, garlic, onion, vinegar, cayenne, salt, honey and broth in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook until carrots are very soft, about 15 minutes. Purée all ingredients thoroughly in a blender and strain if necessary - it should be very smooth. Taste, and adjust seasoning. Coulis should not be too thick, but rather similar to a thin milkshake. Keep warm if not made ahead.
• Prepare the scallops: Set 2 wide cast-iron skillets or a large griddle over medium-high heat. When pan is hot, film with olive oil. As oil heats and just before cooking, season scallops with salt and pepper on both sides. When oil is wavy, place scallops in pan without crowding. Leave scallops undisturbed to brown well and crisp on one side, about 4 to 5 minutes. Flip and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more, until cooked through, but juicy. Place scallops browned side up on paper towels to blot bottoms.
• To serve, ladle about 1/4 cup warm coulis onto individual warmed dinner plates. Set scallops on top, browned side up. Sprinkle with cilantro, chives and sliced chiles. Serve with lime wedges.