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Thai Green Bean and Crab Salad

[heart_this] · Jul 15, 2009 · 30 Comments

Thai Green Bean and Crab Salad

I really like crab but I don’t have it all that often as it can be a little on the expensive side. While I was looking through the latest Food & Drink magazine I came across this recipe for a Thai green bean and crab salad which combined crab with some of my favorite Thai flavours and I knew that I would have to try it. I had to wait a couple of weeks for the fresh local green beans to show up at the farmers market but as soon as they did I picked some up. As with many Thai recipes one of the things that I really like about this one is the use of all of the fresh herbs. Of course the use of the peanut butter and peanuts in a savoury dish really did it for me as well. I made a few minor changes to the recipe in replacing the chicken stock in the dressing with coconut milk and adding a chopped up birds eye chili for some heat. The Thai green bean and crab salad turned out great! It was so fresh and light and good! The crisp yet tender green beans and red peppers formed a really nice base to this salad and the peanut butter and coconut milk dressing was very tasty! All of the fresh herbs really brightened up the salad and the chopped peanuts added a great contrasting texture. The crab of course was the center of attention and worked well with all of the flavours of the salad. This salad my be a bit of an indulgence with the crab but it was certainly worth it!

Thai Green Bean and Crab Salad

Thai Green Bean and Crab Salad

Prep Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 2
ingredients
  • 1 pound green beans (cleaned, and trimmed)
  • 1 red pepper (thinly sliced)
  • 1/2 pound crab meat (cooked)
  • 2 green onions (sliced)
  • 1/4 cup cilantro (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup mint (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 1 lime (juice and zest)
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 birds eye chili (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup peanuts (roasted and chopped)
directions
  1. Cook the green beans in boiling water until they just start to turn tender but are still crisp, about 5 minutes.
  2. Rinse the green beans under cold water to stop the cooking process.
  3. Place the green beans, red pepper, crab meat, green onions, cilantro and mint in a large bowl.
  4. Mix the peanut butter, coconut milk, lime juice and zest, fish sauce and chili in a bowl.
  5. Toss the dressing and salad to coat and serve topped with peanuts.
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Food, Gluten-free, Low-carb, Main Course, Recipe, Salad, Seafood, Thai

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Comments

  1. giz says

    July 15, 2009 at 2:50 am

    Fabulous salad!

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  2. Juliana says

    July 15, 2009 at 2:58 am

    Wow, crab salad…looks great! Love crab as well.

    Reply
  3. ttfn300 says

    July 15, 2009 at 3:34 am

    what kind of setup do you use, i always love brightness and color of your photos?! i don't buy crab often either, but this might be the occasion 🙂

    Reply
  4. Arch says

    July 15, 2009 at 3:38 am

    Looks wonderful…like the idea of coconut milk in the salad…wonderful creation, Kevin

    Reply
  5. Jenn says

    July 15, 2009 at 4:02 am

    I love green beans and I love crab. Yup, this one is definitely for me.

    Reply
  6. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    July 15, 2009 at 5:03 am

    What a gorgeous salad! Perfect!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  7. screwdestiny says

    July 15, 2009 at 7:56 am

    Your photo is so gorgeous! Still trying to wrap my head around crab with peanut butter though…

    Reply
  8. Cate says

    July 15, 2009 at 7:58 am

    This recipe is totally my style… bring on the fresh chilis!

    Reply
  9. Lone Acorn says

    July 15, 2009 at 9:05 am

    Kevin I really felt bad that you broke my chain 🙁

    Reply
  10. ♥peachkins♥ says

    July 15, 2009 at 11:40 am

    I love salads with crab!!

    Reply
  11. lisa says

    July 15, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    This is a great summer salad and sounds like a delicious mix of ingredients!

    Reply
  12. Jeff says

    July 15, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    My green beans are killer now so I am looking for new ways to do them. I like you love crab but hate paying the price for it.

    Looks awesome!

    Reply
  13. Anncoo says

    July 15, 2009 at 1:30 pm

    This is perfect!

    Reply
  14. Marta says

    July 15, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    Hey Kevin, did youuse fresh or canned crab?
    This looks delicious, I also love all the flavours in the sauce:)

    Reply
  15. Christelle says

    July 15, 2009 at 2:26 pm

    Very fresh looking, I lovethe flavours. I'm curious and like marta would like to know, was it fresh crab?
    Humm I'm super hungry nopw :O

    Reply
  16. Nina Timm says

    July 15, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    The color of that salad is something else, Kevin!!! Vibrant and inviting…I just want to tuck in!!!

    Reply
  17. Anonymous says

    July 15, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    You've got me very interested in this one!

    Reply
  18. [email protected] says

    July 15, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    Wow, that looks so good!

    I love all those ingredients! I hardly ever get crab, but this will be a reason to get some for sure!

    The picture looks great Kevin!

    Reply
  19. Lo says

    July 15, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    What a great recipe!
    Love the flavors — and the green beans are in their glory right now. Just perfect.

    Reply
  20. The Duo Dishes says

    July 15, 2009 at 7:58 pm

    So bright and vibrant! Must taste very light and fresh too.

    Reply
  21. Cathy says

    July 15, 2009 at 10:38 pm

    Wow, this sound wonderful. I love crab but never would have thought to combine it with the flavors in Thai cuisine. The peanut butter is a little hard to imagine but your recipes are always so good, I'll take your word for it.

    Reply
  22. Anonymous says

    July 16, 2009 at 12:03 am

    Heaven on a plate! Crab and thai flavors are wonderful together and I look forward to using my fresh green beans in this recipe!

    Reply
  23. Kevin says

    July 16, 2009 at 12:23 am

    Marta & Christelle: I used frozen shell still on crab.

    Reply
  24. Christie's Corner says

    July 16, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    I adore Thai but never thought of combining the Thai spices with crab. This dish makes me wish my husband ate seafood. Wait. Scratch that. This dish makes me GLAD my husband doesn't eat seafood since I won't have to share.

    Reply
  25. Chocolate Shavings says

    July 17, 2009 at 3:15 am

    Was the crab hard to find? That salad looks delicious!

    Reply
  26. Shannon says

    July 17, 2009 at 7:42 pm

    I made this the other night and it was so good! When crab's on sale, this will be made again. Thanks!

    Reply
  27. Kevin says

    July 17, 2009 at 11:15 pm

    Chocolate Shavings: No the crab was not hard to find. There a three really nice fish stores in the St Lawrence market here in Toronto that always seem to have nice crab in various forms.

    Reply
  28. Rabbittrick says

    July 19, 2009 at 7:28 pm

    oh…. this looks absolutely refreshing! It's really hot where I live so foods like these are always welcome… better still when you can make it on your own at home =)

    Reply
  29. "Tramie" says

    July 20, 2009 at 10:45 pm

    OMG, that looks really refreshing! Perfect for lazy summer days… of course, if we get any summer at all over here!

    Reply
  30. Lisa says

    November 17, 2020 at 7:30 pm

    This was absolutely delicious and simple to make. My only adjustment was to use regular milk as my sister has a coconut allergy. Will make again for sure.

    Reply

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