Cucumber, Corn, and Crab Salad
- 1 1/2 cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch dice
- Coarse salt
- 1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over and rinsed
- 2 ears corn, kernels cut from cobs
- 1/2 small red onion, finely diced
- 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and cut into 1/4-inch dice
- Cucumber Vinaigrette (recipe follows)
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 cucumber, peeled and seeded
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
- 1/2 cup grapeseed oil
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- (makes about 1 cup)
- Sprinkle the cucumber lightly with salt, and place in a fine sieve set over a medium bowl.
- Cover with plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator 30 minutes.
- Rinse and drain well; discard the liquid.
- Combine the crabmeat, corn, onion, avocado, cucumber, and 1/2 cup cucumber vinaigrette in a large bowl, and stir to combine.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Place the cucumber, vinegar, mustard, and tarragon in a food processor, and process until smooth.
- With the machine running, drizzle in the grapeseed oil; process until emulsified.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Refrigerate, covered, up to 2 days.
cucumbers, salt, lump crabmeat, corn, red onion, avocado, cucumber, freshly ground pepper, cucumber, sherry vinegar, mustard, tarragon, grapeseed oil, salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cucumber-corn-and-crab-salad-392426 (may not work)