Crab Salad Recipe with Vietnamese-Style Seafood Sauce | Tinned Crabmeat Recipe

crab meat

🥗Healthier: shredded chicken

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more affordable and still provides protein.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is a lower-sodium alternative.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: almonds

Sunflower seeds are nut-free and provide a similar crunch.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Vinegar can add acidity without citrus.

Introduce the dish as a Vietnamese-style crab salad using high quality tinned crab meat.

Mention the importance of using Indonesian blue swimming crab for its clean taste.

List the ingredients: garlic, chili pepper, cilantro stems, fish sauce, lime juice, lime zest, and sugar.

Coarsely chop cilantro stems and set aside.

Chop garlic and chili pepper, avoiding the seeds for less heat.

In a bowl, combine chopped cilantro stems, garlic, chili pepper, lime juice, lime zest, sugar, and fish sauce.

Mix the dressing until well combined, adjusting fish sauce to taste.

Taste the dressing on a forkful of crab meat and adjust lime juice and zest as needed.

Combine the dressing with the tinned crab meat, mixing until evenly distributed.

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