Best 7 Crab Grapefruit And Watercress Salad Recipes

CRAB, GRAPEFRUIT AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Process first five ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream until dressing thickens. Pour into a serving bowl; stir in poppy seeds., Transfer 1/4 cup salad dressing to a small bowl. Toss with crab. Add remaining ingredients to serving bowl; gently toss until combined. Top with crab mixture.

GRAPEFRUIT AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Peel 1 grapefruit with a paring knife. Cut out the segments and squeeze out the excess juice. Whisk 1 tablespoon of the juice with 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar and 1 teaspoon each dijon mustard and honey; slowly whisk in 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Combine 1 bunch trimmed watercress, 1 chopped endive and the grapefruit segments in a bowl; add the dressing and toss.

WATERCRESS SALAD WITH GRAPEFRUIT, OLIVES, AND FRIED SAGE

Steps:

• Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a small nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add sage, and turn with a wooden spoon to coat in oil. Cook until crisp but not brown, about 30 seconds. Immediately transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
• Set a fine sieve over a bowl. Working over sieve to catch juices in bowl, cut grapefruit segments from membranes, letting them fall into sieve. Squeeze remaining juice from membranes through sieve into bowl. Coarsely chop or break grapefruit segments into 1-inch pieces.
• Stir together 3 tablespoons grapefruit juice, the vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper. Whisking constantly, add the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in a slow, steady stream and then whisk until emulsified.
• Just before serving, remove garlic from vinaigrette. Toss watercress with grapefruit, olives, and vinaigrette. Garnish with sage leaves.

HEARTS OF PALM SALAD WITH RUBY RED GRAPEFRUIT AND DUNGENESS CRAB

Steps:

• Dressing
• Whisk together all ingredients in a bowl. Marinate hearts of palm in 3/4 cup dressing in another bowl for at least 1 hour. Divide watercress between 2 plates; top each pile with hearts of palm. In another bowl, mix crabmeat, herbs and 1 tsp dressing; season with salt and pepper; toss until thoroughly mixed. Divide seasoned crab between 2 plates of watercress. Top with grapefruit pieces.

GRAPEFRUIT AND WATERCRESS SALAD

Steps:

• Make dressing: In a large bowl, whisk together vinegar, sugar, and oil until combined.
• Peel and cut grapefruit into segments (reserve juice for another use). Add watercress, avocado, and grapefruit to bowl with dressing. Season with salt and pepper; toss gently to combine. Serve.

AVOCADO, GRAPEFRUIT, AND WATERCRESS SALAD WITH ROQUEFORT AND PAPRIKA DRESSING

Steps:

• With a serrated knife cut the zest and pith from the grapefruits and working over a bowl cut the flesh into sections, discarding the membranes and reserving 6 tablespoons of the juice. Peel and pit the avocados and cut them into 12 wedges. In a bowl sprinkle the avocados with 3 tablespoons of the reserved grapefruit juice, coating them thoroughly. In another bowl whisk together the remaining 3 tablespoons reserved grapefruit juice, the vinegar, the mustard, the paprika, and salt and pepper to taste, add the oil in a stream, whisking, and whisk the dressing until it is emulsified. In a large bowl toss the watercress with two thirds of the dressing and divide it among 4 salad plates. Top the watercress decoratively with the avocado wedges, drained, and the grapefruit sections, sprinkle the salads with in Roquefort, and drizzle them with the remaining dressing.

CRAB AND GRAPEFRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• With a small paring knife, peel and section the grapefruits, saving any juice.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, chutney, mustard, sesame oil, salt, pepper and 3 tablespoons of the grapefruit juice.
• Add the crabmeat, tossing to combine.
• Add the water cress, endive and grapefruit sections and toss.
• Serve the salad on a bed of Bibb lettuce.