Crab Martini - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb jumbo crabmeat or 1 lb regular lump crabmeat
    2 lemons, juice and zest of, grated, plus
    lemon juice, for coating glass rims
    1 tablespoon mayonnaise (just enough to hold it together)
    1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
    12 asparagus, stems bottom halves chopped, tops left whole (cooked to your liking)
    seasoning salt
    4 swiss chard leaves, to serve
    4 whole olives, for garnish
    4 lemon slices, for garnish
    water crackers or toast points, to serve
Preparation
    Just before serving, gently combine the crabmeat with the zest, juice, mayonnaise, mustard, and chopped asparagus stems; add seasoned salt, to taste.
    To serve: spread some seasoned salt onto a plate, rim the martini glasses with lemon juice, and dip them into the salt. Line each glass with a chard leaf and fill with the crab mixture. Garnish each martini with 3 asparagus spears, an olive, and a lemon slice. Serve with water crackers or toast points.

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