Name: Crab & citrus salad with Chardonnay dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 140g white crabmeat; 1 orange peeled, segmented and juices kept; 1 tsp each chopped chives and dill; 2 tsp mayonnaise; 1 grapefruit peeled and segmented; good handful mixed baby salad leaves; a few slices of soda bread or toasted sourdough, to serve; 2 tbsp Chardonnay vinegar (buy from Italian delis, or just use a regular white wine vinegar); 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 tsp sugar; 5 tbsp olive oil

Crab & citrus salad with Chardonnay dressing

140g white crabmeat
1 orange
peeled, segmented and juices kept
1 tsp each chopped chives
and dill
2 tsp mayonnaise
1 grapefruit
peeled and segmented
good handful mixed baby salad leaves
a few slices of soda bread
or toasted sourdough, to serve

For the dressing

2 tbsp Chardonnay vinegar
(buy from Italian delis, or just use a regular white wine vinegar)
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp sugar
5 tbsp olive oil

Method

step 1
Make the dressing by whisking together the vinegar, mustard and sugar in a small bowl. Slowly add the oil to the mixture, whisking until it has all been incorporated, then set aside.
step 2
Put the crab in a bowl with a little of the reserved orange juice and toss together before adding the herbs, mayonnaise and some seasoning, then gently mixing.
step 3
Toss the orange and grapefruit segments with the salad leaves and pile a little onto 2 plates. Add a slice or 2 of bread and the crab mix, then drizzle the leaves with some salad dressing.