This quick and easy salad combines bright and acidic lime juice with cilantro, mint, and succulent crab meat.
ingredient
- 3 tablespoons Kewpie mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons minced red onion (from 1 onion)
- 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lime zest, plus 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (from 1 lime)
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh mint
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced serrano chile (from 1 stemmed and seeded chile), plus more to taste
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- 8 ounces fresh Jonah, stone, Dungeness, or other local lump crabmeat, picked over
- Toasts, crackers, or endive spears, for serving
Directions
Stir together mayonnaise, onion, lime zest and juice, cilantro, mint, and chile in a medium bowl until combined. Season lightly with salt and pepper to taste. Gently fold in crabmeat until evenly coated. Season with additional minced chile, salt, and pepper to taste. Serve with toasts, crackers, or endive spears.