Why have a salad when you can have a taste explosion that's also healthy? This salad is a beautiful thing - avocado, pomelo, crab and caviar limes. So many incredible foods in one dish. We don't hope you'll love it, we know you will.
Our crab salad has a fruity, tropical twist. With the citrus flavors of pomelo and caviar lime and the tropical flavor of the toasted coconut, we’re serving up a platter of beauty!
Pink Pomelo Salad Recipe
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Servings: 2
- Good for: lunch, dinner, dairy-free, gluten-free
- Difficulty: easy
Butter lettuce topped with crab meat, pink pomelo, toasted coconut, avocado and a zesty dressing makes one heck of a flavorful salad that’s sure to satisfy. Don’t forget to top with our caviar limes for an added burst of flavor!
Ingredients:
For the salad
- 4 cups butter lettuce
- ½ cup sliced pink pomelo
- 8oz canned crab meat
- ½ avocado sliced
- ¼ cup sliced green onions
- 2 caviar limes
- ¼ cup toasted coconut flakes
For the dressing
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 clove garlic minced
Equipment:
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Two salad serving bowls
- Bowl for vinaigrette
- Spoon
- Measuring cups
- Measuring spoons
- Small pan
- Stove
Recipe Steps:
Prepare the dressing:
- In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, rice vinegar and garlic.
- Add the crab meat and green onions to the bowl and mix well.
Toast the coconut:
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, toast the coconut for about 5 minutes or until the coconut turns golden brown.
Prepare the salad:
- Wash and chop the head of lettuce and put two cups or two handfuls of lettuce on each plate.
- Top with sliced pomelo and the dressed crab meat.
- Slice the avocado and place a ¼ on each salad.
- Top with toasted coconut and caviar lime pearls.
Serving Suggestions:
Enjoy this salad as a main meal for lunch or dinner. Serve it alongside roasted potatoes or a warm cup of soup.
Wanna get fancy with serving? Instead of chopping the butter lettuce, try serving scoops of the salad in leaves of lettuce for a fun look. Pair with crackers on the side to use as a way to scoop and eat the salad out of the leaves or just use a good ‘ol knife and fork.
Nutritional Information for One Serving:
- Calories: 640
- Total Fat: 46g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
- Sodium: 740mg
- Total Carbohydrate: 52g
- Dietary Fiber: 16g
- Total Sugars: 20g - Includes 2g Added Sugars
- Protein: 13g
- Vitamin D: 0mcg
- Calcium: 110mg
- Iron: 3.6mg
- Potassium: 810mg
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