Crab Salad With Asparagus, Avocado, And Lime Vinaigrette

• Lime Vinaigrette
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 4 1/2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons grated lime zest
• 1 1/2 teaspoons peeled grated fresh ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• Salad
• 1 lb asparagus, tough bottoms snapped off
• 3/4 lb fresh cooked crabmeat, picked over for bits of shell and cartilage
• 2 heads bibb lettuce, leaves separated, washed, and dried
• 2 ripe avocados, halved, pitted, and peeled
• 1 red grapefruit, peeled and cut into segments

1. Make the vinaigrette: whisk together the lime juice, vinegar, lime zest, ginger, and honey in a bowl; whisk in the oils.
2. Season to taste with salt and pepper; set aside.
3. Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook asparagus until just tender, about 5 minutes.
4. As soon as the asparagus are tender, scoop them out of the boiling water and immediately plunge them into a bowl of ice water.
5. When the asparagus are cold, drain and toss them with 3 tablespoons of the vinaigrette; set aside.
6. Toss the crabmeat with 3 tablespoons of the vinaigrette; set aside.
7. In a big bowl, toss the Bibb lettuce leaves with 3 tablespoons of the vinaigrette.
8. Plate the salad: divide the dressed Bibb lettuce leaves among 4 large chilled plates.
9. Place an avocado half on top of the lettuce on each plate and drizzle the avocado with a little vinaigrette.
10. Arrange a bundle of dressed asparagus next to the avocado half; divide the dressed crabmeat among the plates, draping it over the avocado and asparagus.
11. Garnish with the grapefruit sections and serve.
12. Serving suggestions: because the texture of this salad is soft, serve with crisp crackers or toasted bruschetta; also good beverage choice would be a Mimosa-orange juice and champagne.

vinaigrette, lime juice, rice wine vinegar, lime zest, ginger, honey, olive oil, peanut oil, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, salad, fresh cooked crabmeat, bibb lettuce, avocados, red grapefruit

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/crab-salad-with-asparagus-avocado-and-lime-vinaigrette-289882 (may not work)