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For the dressing

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal214
  • fat18g
  • saturates5g
  • carbs2g
  • sugars2g
  • fibre2g
  • protein10g
  • salt0.57g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the asparagus for 2 mins until just cooked. Drain, tip into iced water to refresh and drain again. Cut each spear on the angle into 2-3 pieces.

  • step 2

    For the dressing, mix all the ingredients with brown crabmeat, if you have it. Toss the asparagus through the dressing, then build a nest of asparagus spears on plates. Place some white crab meat in the centre of each nest, top with a small bundle of rocket and drizzle everything with olive oil before serving.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2010

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.3 ratings

Irene Hoare

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Does this keep well in the refrigerator as I would only make for myself

CeriB

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Lovely starter today for a Father's day lunch, very easy to make and everyone loved it. I used juice of a whole lime rather than a half as I couldn't quite taste it over the mustard, but the whole thing was delicious and I'm planning on using the left over sauce with some pasta tomorrow. Will…

Marsgirl000

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Absolutely stunning! I wasn't sure about mixing lime juice with whole grain mustard but it works beautifully. Simple and delicious.

rubyfitz

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

I tried this as soon as I spotted it on the site. Its easy to put together and tastes great

mizzyh

Can't wait to try this! As asparagus and fresh crab are both in season at the moment, there's no time to lose. It would just have to be me and OH as daughter and grand-daughter don't eat crab. Or they could just have the asparagus and we could have the crab AND the asparagus. Yum, yum!

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