The New Year always makes me crave crab. Alaskan Crab is by far my favorite seafood. I have been thinking about an iceberg wedge salad with lump crab but could not figure out what dressing I should use. After searching the web I found some inspiration an made a lovely little wedge salad to compliment by steak dinner for New Years!
First off, let me present the stars of the salad dressing. I opted to go with a little more fresh lemon juice and slightly less white wine vinegar in my recipe. This dressing really mellowed nicely the second day.
Next we have our primary Stars. Or rather the essentials to a wedge salad with crab! I prefer Roma tomatoes but you could really use whatever you prefer. I removed the seeds from mine and chopped them coarsely.
Does this not look so fresh and light. Great paired with a steak or salmon filet!
How to put it together you say? Well let us make the dressing first so we can let it chill while we prepare the salad.
Dressing
- 1 garlic large clove, pressed
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar (honey could be substituted)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons reduced fat mayonnaise with avocado oil
- 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Whisk all of the dressing ingredients together and store in a container until ready to use. Okay to store in the refrigerator, but you will need to whisk it again prior to use. I found that keeping extra dressing in the refrigerator in a small sealed container that allowed me to shake it to remix worked perfectly.
Salad (makes 4 small salads)
- 1 head of Iceberg lettuce
- 2 Roma tomatoes
- 8 oz of Crab meat
Peel off outer leaves of the lettuce, chop off stem and cut lettuce in to 4 wedges. Slice the Roma tomatoes, de-seed them, and cut in to 8 slices. Coursely chop 2 slices for each salad plate. Place 1 quarter of the lettuce on a salad plate or bowl, as well as of the tomatoes. Each salad plate should be topped with 2 oz of crab meat. Drizzle 2 tbsp of freshly whisked dressing on top and enjoy! Feel free to add more dressing if you prefer. I am counting WW points so I tend to go light.
A couple of additions worked out great: marinated Kalamata olives and a slice of seasoned toasted baguette.
My inspiration for the salad dressing can be found on Fraiche Living.
Need to explore their site some more. So many delicious ideas!!