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Tarragon Crab Salad In Tomato Cups Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  •  Salt & pepper
  • 1/3 c mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsps minced shallots, rinsed
  •  Fresh tarragon sprigs (optional)
  • 1 tbsp minced fresh tarragon or 2 tsps dried tarragon
  • 8 oz shelled cooked crab or shelled cooked tiny shrimp
  • 2 butter or leaf lettuce leaves, rinsed & crisped
  • 2 fresh-ripe tomatoes (3 1/2 to 4 in.wide, 12 oz. each)
  • 1/2 c frozen petite peas, thawed
  • 1/2 c sliced celery

Directions
  • Step #1 Rinse tomatoes.
  • Step #2 Cut 1/2 inch off the top of each & reserve.
  • Step #3 With a spoon, carefully scoop out seeds & inner flesh, leaving a shell 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick; reserve interiors for another use.
  • Step #4 Set tomato shells & lids, cut side down, on a paper towel.
  • Step #5 In a large bowl, mix mayonnaise, vinegar, & minced tarragon until smooth.
  • Step #6 Add crab, peas celery, & shallots; mix carefully to coat.
  • Step #7 Add salt & peper to taste.
  • Step #8 Line each of two salad plates with a lettuce leaf.
  • Step #9 If tomatoes do not sit flat, trim bottoms slightly as needed.
  • Step #10 Mound tarragon crab salad in tomato c & set on lettuce leaves.
  • Step #11 Garnish with tomato lids & tarragon springs if desired.
  • Enjoy the Tarragon Crab Salad in Tomato Cups recipe

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