These lettuce cups are a simple, colorful and light way to start your evening. To begin, jumbo lump crabmeat is lightly dressed with a bright and creamy curry and lime-flavored dressing. It’s then combined with crunchy cool vegetables and fresh chili for a kick.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 20 min |
| Active: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 12 lettuce cups |
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice, plus wedges for serving
- 1 teaspoon Madras curry powder
- 8 ounces jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over
- 1 Persian cucumber, seeded and finely diced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 1/2 Fresno chile peppers (1 seeded and finely diced and 1/2 sliced into thin rounds)
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- Kosher salt
- 12 leaves Little Gem lettuce
Instructions
- Combine the mayonnaise, lime juice and curry powder in a bowl. Stir in the crabmeat, cucumber, cilantro and diced chile. Add the scallions, reserving some of the dark green parts for topping. Season with salt.
- Divide among the lettuce cups. Top with the reserved scallion greens and the sliced chile. Serve with lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 12 servings |
| Calories | 66 |
| Total Fat | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 1 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Sugar | 1 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Cholesterol | 21 mg |
| Sodium | 145 mg |
Reviews
Absolutely delicious!!! I made this as an appetizer but this was a hit with my family!!!!