Crab with hazelnuts salad

[pacific breeze]

http://www.elise.com/recipes/archive...nuts_salad.php

I am so making this. It sounds delicious.

Crab with Hazelnuts Salad

Most crab lovers know that fresh crab pairs well with avocado. But have you ever tried it with roasted hazelnuts (also called Filberts)? I got this idea from an appetizer prepared by an Oregon chef (where they grow a lot of hazelnuts). It's lovely.

1 1/2 cups fresh lump crab meat
1/2 cup chopped roasted hazelnuts
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbsp lemon juice (or 3 Tbsp Meyer lemon juice)
1 Tbsp olive oil
Freshly ground pepper
Salt to taste
4 large pieces of butter lettuce, rinsed and patted dry

In a medium sized bowl mix the hazelnuts, celery, onion, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, ground pepper, and salt. Gently fold in the lump crab meat, trying not to break up the crab too much.

Make individual servings, about a half cup each over a piece of butter lettuce.

Serves 4.

[enctpc]

Yum that does sound good. I will have to look up butter lettuce.

[Osakan]

My mouth is watering! I love hazelnuts and crab but never thought about mixing them together. If I can find hazelnuts, I'm making this!

[zorbeet]

Never thought to combine the two together. It does sound delicious. Thanks for the recipe