Diana Fong Chans Crabmeat Fruit Salad Recipes

~ DIANA FONG CHAN'S CRABMEAT FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Peel apple, pear, and nectarines, and cut to ½ inch cubes; mix with lemon juice in a bowl. Scoop cantaloupe into balls and add to bowl. Mix crabmeat with mayonnaise and add half of the prepared fruit to the crabmeat. Don't over-mix as we want the crabmeat in small lumps. Line the serving platter with lettuce. Spread the remaining half of the fruit on the lettuce and top with crabmeat fruit mixture. Place crab shell on top and garnish with "rose" made with nectarine peel. See section on Garnish. I use the shell of a Pacific king crab from Australia as a garnish. If you don't want to splurge on buying a king crab, a fresh whole lobster will work equally well. Steam or boil the lobster. Place cooled whole lobster on one side of the serving platter lined with green leaf lettuce, then spread half of the fruit on top of the lettuce and top with crabmeat fruit mixture. Spread the lobster claws wide around the crabmeat mixture. Serve with lobster crackers so that guests can help themselves to the crabmeat salad and fresh lobster. *Shelled crabmeat in a 1 lb can, by Phillips is available at Costco. Shelled crabmeat is needed to supplement the fresh shellfish as one lobster or crab does not yield enough meat for the salad. Using shelled crabmeat is the easiest way to prepare this appetizer. You can also add cooked shelled shrimp. The whole shellfish serves as a garnish as well as meat, without having the hostess do the shelling. The guests will do the work as they eat the shellfish and crabmeat salad or lobster crabmeat salad.

CRABMEAT SALAD IN HALVED HONEDEW MELONS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine crabmeat, mayonnaise, Puttanesca Sauce, green onions, and Dijon mustard. Toss gently to combine.
• Spoon crab mixture into halved melons and serve.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, olives, capers, anchovy paste, salt, and red pepper flakes and stir to combine. Add the wine and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.

IMITATION CRABMEAT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine onion, green pepper, celery and imitation crab meat.
• In a separate bowl, mix together sour cream, mayonnaise, salad dressing, lemon juice, oregano, salt and pepper.
• Pour the dressing mixture into the crab/vegetable mixture and toss lightly to combine. Cover and chill at least 2 hours before serving.

THAI CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• On a nice platter arrange your lettuce and add the crabmeat, scallions, cucumber and cliantro.
• Mix your ingredients for the salad dressing together and pour over the plated salad.
• Serve immediately, great with fresh fruit and homemade bread.

CRAB (OR CHICKEN) AND FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together strawberries and oranges and chill.
• In medium mixing bowl, stir together mayonnaise, onion, juice, ginger and pepper.
• Gently stir in the crabmeat (or chicken).
• Cover and chill in the freezer about 10 minutes until very cold.
• Toss together the greens, and fruit.
• Arrange on 4 salad serving plates.
• Divide the crab(or chicken) mixture among the salad.
• Sprinkle with pecans.

PAPAYA, ENDIVE, AND CRABMEAT SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together papaya seeds, ginger, lime juice, grapeseed oil, and salt in a medium bowl. Add endive, cucumber, papaya cubes, and crabmeat; gently toss.