Spicy Jumbo Lump Crabmeat And Black Bean Salad With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce And Cilantro Oil

Serves: 6

Eloise Gerhold

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

57

Sweetness

45

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.25 cups

Olive Oil

2 tsps

Honey

1

Salt

Directions:

1

Black Beans: Heat oil in a large saute pan

2

Add the onions and jalapeno and cook until soft

3

Place beans in a medium bowl, add citrus vinaigrette and ancho chile powder, mix well and season with salt and pepper

4

Crab: In a mixing bowl, combine the crab, red pepper sauce, lime juice, honey, chipotle puree and cilantro

5

Season to taste with salt and pepper Cilantro Oil: Combine oil, cilantro and salt and pepper in a food processor and process until smooth

6

Strain into a squeeze bottle

7

Assembly: Place black beans on a large platter

8

Top with the crabmeat mixture

9

Dress with roasted red pepper sauce and squirt cilantro oil around salad

10

Combine juices, basil and onion in a blender and blend until smooth

11

Slowly add the olive oil and blend until emulsified and season with salt and pepper

12

In a blender, combine the peppers, onion, chipotle and lime juice and blend until smooth

13

With the motor running, add the olive oil in a thin stream until emulsified

14

Season to taste with salt and pepper