lunch · dairy-free
Chilled crab with yellow chile and lime dip
Chilled cooked crab with sliced cucumber and a sharp dip of fresh yellow chile, garlic, lime and fish sauce. A cold, no-cook plate for warm days.
- Time
- 20min
- Steps
- 3
Ingredients
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Allergens
Contains fish and crustacean shellfish.
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Method
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1
Check the crab for shell fragments and keep it in the refrigerator while you prepare the dip.
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2
Mince the chile and garlic and stir them with the lime juice, fish sauce and sugar until the sugar dissolves, adding a little water if it is too thick.
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3
Slice the cucumber and arrange it on two chilled plates, top with the crab and serve at once with the dip.
