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Crab Salad with Ruby Grapefruit, Pickled Radish, and Pink Peppercorn Vinaigrette

Grapefruit and crab are a classic combo; the addition of pickled radishes is both a colorful and surprising flavorful enhancement. Leftover vinaigrette will keep covered in the refrigerator for up to two days and goes great with all shellfish, particularly shrimp.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4

Ingredients

1/4 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced on a mandoline (about 1/4 cup)
1 head green leaf lettuce, leaves torn
1/4 cup pickled radishes (page 235), drained
1/4 cup Pink Peppercorn Vinaigrette (recipe follows)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 seedless ruby grapefruit, segmented (see Note, page 50)
1/2 pound jumbo lump crabmeat, drained well, patted dry, and picked over for shells

Pink Peppercorn Vinaigrette

3 tablespoons pink peppercorns
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 teaspoon agave nectar or honey
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
(makes 2/3 cup)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Fill a small bowl with water and add 6 ice cubes. Add the onion slices and let soak for 5 minutes. This little trick removes the stinging bite of raw onion and makes the slices really crisp. Drain the onion and pat dry with paper towels.

    Step 2

    In a mixing bowl, combine the onion, lettuce, and radishes. Drizzle with 3 tablespoons of the vinaigrette, tossing with your hands to dress the salad lightly and evenly. Season with salt and pepper. Divide the salad equally among 4 chilled plates. Arrange the grapefruit segments and crabmeat on top. Drizzle with the remaining tablespoon vinaigrette.

  2. Pink Peppercorn Vinaigrette

    Step 3

    Blend all the ingredients in a blender on high speed until well combined.

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