Crab Legs/Claws with Two Sauces
Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 8 minutes | Total Time: 13 minutes
Ingredients
- Vital Choice Dungeness or King crab legs
- 1/3 cup bottled roasted red peppers
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- 2/3 cup low-fat mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon organic cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1 1/2 cups fresh mint leaves
- 1/2 cup Vital Chioce organic extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons lightly toasted organic walnuts
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- TO COOK CRAB: Fill a saucepan with 1 inch of water. Place thawed crab leg and/or claw sections over the water in a veggie steamer or sieve and steam, covered, for 5 to 8 minutes. Serve with Rouille Sauce or Basil-Mint Pesto Sauce.
- ROUILLE SAUCE: Combine roasted red peppers and 2 cloves garlic in a food processor and process until well minced. Pulse in mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and cayenne until well combined.
- BASIL-MINT PESTO SAUCE: Combine basil, mint, oil, walnuts, 3 cloves garlic and 3 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice in a food processor; puree until smooth. Add parmesan and pulse until well combined.