Peeky-Toe Crab and Green Tomato Salad with Chilled Gazpacho Sauce
- 12 ounces lump crab meat
- 1 tablespoon chives, sliced
- 1 tablespoon tomatoes, peeled, seeded and small dice
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons basic vinaigrette (see recipe)
- Fine sea salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste
- 3 to 4 green tomatoes, peeled, seeded and minced
- 1/2 teaspoon minced lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons lemon oil
- Fine sea salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste
- 4 to 5 ripe red tomatoes, blended and strained
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons Banyuls vinegar or to taste
- Fine sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- To make the crab salad, pick through the crabmeat and remove any cartilage or shells.
- Combine all remaining ingredients in a large bowl and mix to combine.
- Season with fine sea salt and freshly ground white pepper.
- For the green tomato relish combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix to combine.
- Season with fine sea salt and freshly ground white pepper.
- For the gazpacho sauce, combine all ingredients.
- If the tomatoes are very sweet adjust the flavor by adding more Banyuls vinegar.
- Season with fine sea salt and freshly ground pepper.
- To serve the crab salad, set out 4 chilled plates and place a 2-inch ring mold or round cookie cutter in the center of each plate.
- Fill the ring mold with the crab salad and top with a thin layer of the green tomato relish.
- Spoon the gazpacho sauce around the crab salad in a thin layer.
- To garnish the dish, place "dots" of the green tomato relish in the gazpacho sauce around the crab salad and top the crab salad with a basil top.
crab meat, chives, tomatoes, mayonnaise, lemon juice, basic vinaigrette, salt, green tomatoes, lemon zest, lemon oil, salt, red tomatoes, olive oil, banyuls vinegar, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/peeky-toe-crab-and-green-tomato-salad-with-chilled-gazpacho-sauce-recipe2.html (may not work)