Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons smoked sweet Spanish paprika
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 pounds jumbo lump blue crab meat, picked over
  • 1 ripe Hass avocado, halved, pitted, peeled, and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup pitted and coarsely chopped Nicoise olives
  • 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives
  • 1 ounce microgreens
  • 1/2 recipe Meyer Lemon Dressing (page 45)

Method

  • Whisk together the mayonnaise, vinegar, paprika, and cayenne in a large bowl.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the crab, avocado, olives, tomatoes, and chives and fold gently to combine.
  • Put the greens in a large bowl, toss with the Meyer lemon dressing, and season with salt and pepper.
  • Arrange the greens on 4 large dinner plates and top each with a mound of the crab salad.