Northwest Grilled Dungeness Crab - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons garlic, minced
3 lemons, juice and zest of, grated
4 dungeness crabs, cleaned, cooked, and cracked
assorted seasonal vegetables
salt and pepper
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
crusty sourdough bread

Preparation

Preheat grill to medium high.
Melt butter with olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice and grated peel.
Toss crab in the butter mixture to coat and place it on the grill away from the flame.
Toss vegetables in the butter mixture and season to taste with salt and pepper; place vegetables on the grill.
Cook the crab for 4 minutes and turn over, burshing with the butter mixture.
Turn the vegetables over and cook until the crab is heated through and the vegetables are tender crisp.
Arrange the vegetables on a platter.
Toss the herbs in the remaining butter mixture and add the crab; toss to coat.
Arrange the crab over the vegetables and pour the remaning butter mixture over the platter, serve with crusty bread.