Asparagus And Crab Meat Salad

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons shallots, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb asparagus, trimmed
• 8 ounces crabmeat, cooked
• 4 large boston lettuce leaves or 4 large butter lettuce leaves

1. Whisk mayonnaise, lemon juice, tomato paste, shallot, Dijon mustard and pepper in medium bowl.
2. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. (Can be.
3. prepared 3 days ahead.)
4. Cook asparagus in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp tender, about 4 minutes.
5. Transfer to bowl of ice water and cool.
6. Drain and pat dry.
7. Mix crab meat into mayonnaise.
8. Season to taste with salt.
9. Arrange 1 lettuce leaf on each plate.
10. Top with asparagus.
11. Spoon crab meat mayonnaise over and serve.

mayonnaise, lemon juice, tomato paste, shallots, dijon mustard, pepper, crabmeat, boston lettuce

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/asparagus-and-crab-meat-salad-502421 (may not work)