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| 200 grams |
crab meat |
| 150 grams |
mixed greens |
| 1 large |
tomato, peeled, seeded, and diced |
| 4 or 5 large |
basil leaves, chiffonnade |
| 1 large |
shallot, minced |
| 120 milliliters |
extra-virgin olive oil |
| 60 milliliters |
lemon juice |
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fine salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste |
| 12 |
crêpes (5" diameter) |
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| 1. |
Preheat oven to 170 °F. Gently warm the crab in the oven. |
| 2. |
Combine oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper and emulsify into a sauce. Combine about half the sauce with the tomato, shallot, and basil. Combine the remaining sauce, as required, with the mixed greens. Divide the greens among the serving plates. Combine the tomato mixture with the crab. |
| 3. |
Put a tablespoon of crab in the center of a crêpe, spread to cover one half, and fold the other side of the crêpe over the first half. Arrange three crêpes on each plate and serve immediately. |
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| Yield: 4 servings. |
| Ref: Cuisine Actuelle, February 2000, page 15. |
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| ©2001 Peter Hertzmann, Inc. All rights reserved. |