Chef Lemont’s Crab Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 lb Jumbo Lump Crab meat (remove shell or cartilage)
• ½ lb Claw Crab meat (remove shells or cartilage)
• 1 celery stalk (peeled and diced)
• 4-6 finely sliced fresh green onions
• 1 tsp minced fresh dill
• ½ Fresno Chile (1/8-inch diced)
• 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• I tsp cayenne pepper
• Salt and Pepper to taste

• ⅓ cup Mayonnaise (option to substitute fat-free Greek yogurt)
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tsp lemon juice

Instructions:

1. In a medium bowl, toss together crab meat, celery, green onions, and dill.
2. In a small bowl, stir together the Mayonnaise (or Greek Yogurt) minced garlic, lemon juice.
3. Add the Aioli to the crab meat mixture and stir until just coated. Salad should be slightly moist, but not too dry.
4. Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste.
5. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
6. Add in Fresno chile to taste and for some spice!