Ingredients

  • For the Salad and Crab
  • 4 medium portabella mushroom caps, cleaned, membrane removed
  • 2 red bell peppers
  • 1 lb lump crabmeat, jumbo
  • 2 teaspoons chives, cut
  • 15 cherry tomatoes
  • 6 tablespoons . sour cream
  • Belgian endive
  • 1 cup baby greens, recipe said a handful
  • lemon juice
  • sea salt
  • pepper
  • cayenne pepper
  • For Balsamic Viniagrette
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 2 cups extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon onion, diced
  • 1 small garlic clove, chopped
  • 1 pinch italian seasoning
  • salt
  • pepper

Method

  • Mix the balsamic vinaigrette ingredients together and marinate the mushrooms in 1 cup of the vinaigrette for 30 minutes. Heat grill and place red peppers and portobellos on the griddle and grill for 6-8 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  • While that's cooling, marinate the crabmeat with the sour cream and a drizzle of lemon juice. Season with sea salt, pepper, a hint of cayenne and chives. Mix crabmeat gently so as to not break of the lumps.
  • Split the grilled peppers in half and remove skin and seeds. Cut into 1/4" wide strips, cut the mushrooms the same way.
  • Split cherry tomatoes in half and combine with the mushrooms and pepper salad, add the remaining balsamic vinaigrette but leave a few spoonfuls aside for garnishing the plate. Spread the mushroom and pepper salad in the center of the each of 4 plates. Place 3 leaves of Belgian endive on top and fill with the crabmeat. Garnish with baby greens. Drizzle the viniagrette around the plate for taste and presentation.