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Crab Salad with Grapefruit Jelly

Culinary Workshop - Culinary Art - Nov.2012

Houraisen Tokubetsu Junmai Shiboritate

Ingredients (Serves 6 wine glasses)

Crab Meat 50g ... Sprinkle with lemon juice (not included in ingredients).
White Asparagus (Canned) 2 pieces ... Halve lengthwise and cut into 2cm lengths.

Seasoning

Heavy Cream 3 tbsp
Mayonnaise 2 tbsp

Grapefruit Jelly

100% Grapefruit Juice 300ml
Lemon Juice A dash
Powdered Gelatin 6g ... Bloom in 2 tbsp water, then dissolve over a water bath.

Garnish

Endive As needed
Dill As needed
Pink Pepper As needed

Steps

  1. Warm the grapefruit juice, mix with lemon juice and dissolved gelatin. Cool over ice and pour into wine glasses. Chill to set.
  2. Whip the heavy cream to soft peaks, then gradually mix in mayonnaise to create a sauce.
  3. Drain the crab meat and mix with a portion of the sauce.
  4. Top the jelly with asparagus and the crab salad from step 3. Drizzle with the remaining sauce and garnish with endive, dill, and pink pepper.