Party Time Crab Salad

ingredients

• 1 pound fresh lump crabmeat, cartilage removed
• 1 cup diced (0.25 inch) peeled hothouse (seedless) cucumber
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/4 cup finely slivered fresh basil
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 cup Mango and Mint Salsa, for serving
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves, for garnish
• 6 mint or basil sprigs, for garnish

directions

1. Combine the crabmeat and cucumber in a bowl. Carefully toss together with the lime juice and olive oil. Add the slivered basil, salt, and pepper, combine gently, trying not to break up the crabmeat.

2. Mound the crabmeat equally in the center of 6 dinner plates. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons of Mango and Mint Salsa. Sprinkle with chopped mint and place a sprig of basil or mint alongside each salad.