Crab salad with ciabatta toasts

Name: Crab salad with ciabatta toasts
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 4-6 ciabatta slices, cut diagonally from a small loaf; 75ml extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for brushing; Juice of 1 lime, plus lime wedges to serve; 3 spring onions, finely chopped; 2 tbsp good quality mayonnaise; Handful each fresh chives finely chopped; 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 300g fresh white crab meat, any shell discarded (see our how-to video below); Mixed baby salad leaves, to serve

Published: 30 Nov 07
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

This crab salad recipe is bursting with zesty flavours of chilli and lime, serve it with ciabatta toast for the perfect midweek meal.

Serves 6
Ready in 20 minutes

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Ingredients

4-6 ciabatta slices, cut diagonally from a small loaf
75ml extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for brushing
Juice of 1 lime, plus lime wedges to serve
3 spring onions, finely chopped
2 tbsp good quality mayonnaise
Handful each fresh chives finely chopped
1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
300g fresh white crab meat, any shell discarded (see our how-to video below)
Mixed baby salad leaves, to serve

Method

Preheat the grill to medium. Put the ciabatta slices on a large baking tray, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and brush all over the extra olive oil. Grill for about 1 minutes each side, until golden. Set aside on a wire rack to cool.
In a bowl, mix together the remaining 75ml oil, lime juice, spring onions, mayonnaise, fresh herbs and chopped red chilli. Season to taste and set aside to infuse for 5 minutes.
Put the crab meat into a large bowl and gradually mix in the herb and chilli mixture to bing.Season to taste.
Place a handful of the salad leaves onto 4-6 serving plates and spoon the crab mixture alongside. Serve with the ciabatta toasts and extra lime wedges to squeeze over.

Recipe from December 2007 Issue

Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 260kcals
Fat: 18.7g (2.6g saturated)
Protein: 12.4g
Carbohydrates: 11.2g (1.3g sugar)
Salt: 0.8g

delicious. tips

To make this light crab recipe into a more substantial meal, toss through 400g cooked and drained pasta.

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