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    Crab and samphire salad

    • Gluten Free
    • Preparation time: 10 minutes
    • Cooking time: 5 minutes
    • Total time: 15 minutes

    Serves: 4

    Ingredients

    2 x 90g packs samphire
    1 lemon, zest and juice
    1 large fennel bulb, sliced as thinly as possible
    small handful mint leaves, chopped
    1 baby gem lettuce, leaves separated and roughly torn
    4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
    100g fresh white crab meat
    10 blanched hazelnuts, toasted and chopped

     

    Method

    1. Cook the samphire in a pan of boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and plunge into a bowl of cold water. Once cool, drain well and put into a large bowl.

    2. Add the lemon zest and juice with the sliced fennel (and the fronds if it has any), mint and lettuce leaves. Toss everything together with the olive oil and plenty of seasoning, then lightly fold through half the crab meat.

    3. Divide between plates and add the remaining crab, toasted hazelnuts and a splash more olive oil, if liked.

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    This recipe appeared in Waitrose Health, Spring 2018 issue

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