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Crunchy Crab Salad

Plate of crab salad with apples and radishes next to a ramekin of citrusginger dressing.
Crunchy Crab SaladAli Allen

I love getting some color into my salads. In this recipe it's by adding some pink grapefruit and radishes. Combining fresh flavors with a good source of protein scores this salad top marks for energy and vitality.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 2

Ingredients

200

g fresh crabmeat

1

avocado, peeled, stoned and cut into small cubes

2

celery sticks, cut into small pieces

1

pink grapefruit, peeled and cut into segments, retain the juice

1

bunch of radishes, topped and tailed then cut into small sticks with a mandoline

1

Granny Smith apple, cored and cut into sticks with a mandoline

1

tsp fresh root ginger, peeled and cut into thin sticks (you can also juice and add to the dressing if you prefer)

A handful of fresh coriander leaves

Half that amount of fresh mint leaves, cut into fine strips

For the dressing:

2

tbsp pink grapefruit juice

1

tbsp lemon juice

1

tsp salt

1

tsp fresh ginger juice

2

tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1

tsp coriander seeds, slightly toasted and crushed into a powder (ground coriander is fine if you don't have time)

Freshly cracked black pepper

Need to make a substitution?

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    To make the dressing, put the ginger and citrus juices into a bowl, add the salt and stir until dissolved. Add the ground coriander and pepper, then while whisking, slowly pour in the olive oil until combined.

    Step 2

    Mix all the salad ingredients together in a large bowl, pour over the dressing and serve.

Buy the full book from HarperCollins or from Amazon. Recipe from Eat. Nourish. Glow, by Amelia Freer, Copyright © 2015, published by HarperWave.