Asparagus And Crab Meat Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons tomato paste
1 1/2 teaspoons shallots, minced
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 lb asparagus, trimmed
8 ounces crabmeat, cooked
4 large boston lettuce leaves or 4 large butter lettuce leaves

Preparation

Whisk mayonnaise, lemon juice, tomato paste, shallot, Dijon mustard and pepper in medium bowl.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. (Can be.
prepared 3 days ahead.)
Cook asparagus in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp tender, about 4 minutes.
Transfer to bowl of ice water and cool.
Drain and pat dry.
Mix crab meat into mayonnaise.
Season to taste with salt.
Arrange 1 lettuce leaf on each plate.
Top with asparagus.
Spoon crab meat mayonnaise over and serve.