Name: Dungeness Crab Cocktail
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 270 min
Ingredients: 1/4 medium yellow onion; 3 garlic cloves; 1 jalapeno; handful fresh cilantro; 3 cups cherry tomatoes (cut into halves); 1 English cucumber; 1 lime; salt and pepper (to taste); spicy tomato juice (or Clamato); 2 tablespoons Tajin; 2 tablespoons ketchup; Valentina hot sauce (to taste); 1 tablespoon horseradish; 2 pounds Dungeness crab (cooked and cooled)

After a hot day crabbing, this refreshing Dungeness Crab Cocktail is a quick and easy appetizer or light dinner.

A range of fresh ingredients such as cucumber, tomato, and cilantro are combined in a home-seasoned spicy tomato juice before adding the star ingredient, the crab.

There are a few spicy ingredients including fresh jalapeno, hot sauce, and horseradish. If heat isn’t your thing then these can all have their amounts reduced to create a milder version, but don’t worry there are still plenty of ingredients to give it a rich flavor.

Dungeness Crab Cocktail Recipe

Pro Escobedo

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This recipe is provided by VIP Outdoors.

After a hot day crabbing, this refreshing Dungeness Crab Cocktail is a quick and easy appetizer or light dinner.

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Preparation 30

Cook 4

Ready in 4 30

Servings Servings

CourseAppetizer

InfluenceGlobal

DifficultySeasoned

MethodChill

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Ingredients

1/4 medium yellow onion
3 garlic cloves
1 jalapeno
handful fresh cilantro
3 cups cherry tomatoes cut into halves
1 English cucumber
1 lime
salt and pepper to taste
spicy tomato juice or Clamato
2 tablespoons Tajin
2 tablespoons ketchup
Valentina hot sauce to taste
1 tablespoon horseradish
2 pounds Dungeness crab cooked and cooled

Equipment

6 serving glasses

Directions

Finely dice the onion, garlic, jalapeño, cilantro, cherry tomatoes, and cucumber, then place in a stainless bowl. Tip: If you like the flavor of jalapeño but not the heat remove the seeds and ribs (the white stuff inside).
Squeeze into the diced items half of the lime then season with salt and pepper.
Tip: The lime breaks the onion down so it is not so sharp.
Submerge ingredients in the tomato juice. Mix in Tajin, ketchup, hot sauce, and horseradish. Taste for heat. Adjust to your liking.
Fold in Dungeness crab then chill for at least 4 hours.
Tip: If using a cooler, placing the mixture in a plastic bag would make it more practical to store.
Serve chilled in a glass or bowl.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 195kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 29gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 528mgPotassium: 1184mgFiber: 2gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1415IUVitamin C: 60mgCalcium: 125mgIron: 2mg