Grilled Soft Shell Crabs With Jicama Salad

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium jicama, peeled and julienned
• 3 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded and julienned
• 1 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
• 7 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 5 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• salt, to taste
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 3 serrano chilies, seeded and minced
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
• 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 avocado, peeled and diced
• 8 soft shelled crabs, cleaned
• 1 lime, cut into wedges

Recipe

• 1 combine jicama, cucumber, and 1/2 cup chopped cilantro in a medium bowl. dress with 4 tablespoons olive oil and 4 tablespoons lime juice. season with salt, mix well and set aside.
• 2 in a separate bowl, combine tomatoes, chiles, garlic, onions, avocado and remaining chopped cilantro. dress with remaining lime juice, season with salt, mix gently and set aside.
• 3 lightly brush a hot grill or grill pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. brush crabs with remaining 2 tablespoons oil, then place on grill and cook until firm, about 2 or more minutes on each side.
• 4 to serve, divide jicama salad and tomato-avocado salsa between four plates. top each plate with 2 crabs and garnish with cilantro sprigs and lime wedges.