Crab, Corn, And Tomato Salad With Lemon-basil Dressing

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 3/4 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 cup fresh corn kernels, about 2 ears
• 1/3 cup fresh basil, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons green onions, sliced
• 1 lb lump crabmeat, shell pieces removed
• 8 slices beefsteak tomatoes, cut in 1/4 inch slices
• 1 avocado, chunked

Recipe

• 1 combine dressing: zest, lemon juice, oil, honey, mustard, salt, and pepper in a cup, stir well, remove about 1/4 cup of dressing mixture and put into medium size bowl for salad for step 2. reserve rest of dressing for topping tomato/avocado mixture later for step 4.
• 2 into medium sized bowl ( that you have the 1/4 cup of dressing), add the additional 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, corn, basil, bell pepper, onion, and crab; toss gently.
• 3 arrange 2 tomato slices and 1/4 avocado onto each of 4 plates.
• 4 drizzle about 1 teaspoon of reserved dressing in cup over each tomato/avocado mixture.
• 5 divide corn and crab salad between plates.