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Seafood and Canadian Swiss cheese salad

Dairy Farmers of Canada
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  • Course Salads
  • Prep. Time 15 mins
  • Cooking Time 2 - 3 mins
  • Yields 8 servings

Preparation

What You Need

12 asparagus spears, trimmed and peeled
2 heads endives, separated
2 avocados, peeled, pitted and sliced
2 carrots, julienned
12 oz (375 g) fresh crab meat
1 cup (250 ml) julienned Canadian Swiss cheese
Salt
Pepper
Finely grated zest of 1 lemon

Vinaigrette:
1 tbsp (15 ml) Dijon mustard
1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
1 tbsp (15 ml) white wine or
champagne vinegar
1 egg yolk
3 tbsp (45 ml) extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp (30 ml) freshly grated Canadian Parmesan cheese
Salt
Pepper

Instructions

Vinaigrette:
Whisk together mustard, lemon juice, vinegar and egg yolk. Whisk in olive oil. Add grated Canadian Parmesan cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Cook asparagus in lightly salted water for 2 to 3 minutes. Rinse under cold running water, drain and pat dry. Cut lengthwise.

Arrange endive leaves on plates. Top with asparagus, avocado, carrot, crab, Canadian Swiss cheese and lemon zest. Drizzle with vinaigrette and serve.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 246 Calories
Protein: 15 g
Carbohydrate: 8 g
Fat: 18 g
Fibre: 4.6 g
Sodium: 260 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 17 % / 187 mg
Vitamin B12: 237 %
Folate: 39 %
Zinc: 32 %
Phosphorus: 23 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

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