Supplies

  • 2 slices of soft bread (Pan de Mie works great)
  • 4-6 ounces cooked dungeness crab meat
  • 1/2 red onion, shaved
  • 1 bunch of picked watercress
  • 1 bulb fennel, shaved
  • 1 cup butter lettuce, shaved
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon diced jalapeño
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
  • A few handfuls of tarragon

Steps

  1. Boil whole crab ~ 20 minutes or buy lump crab meat.
  2. If using whole crab, de-shell crab with crab cracker (remember to get the body as well as the legs).
  3. Prepare salad by chopping vegetables (super thin).
  4. Toss chopped vegetables in olive oil, salt, and pepper.
  5. To make the crab mixture, add mustard, mayonnaise, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, and chopped parsley - mix together.
  6. Butter and toast your bread.
  7. Create sandwich by adding a layer of crab, then the Salad, and finally adding watercress on top.
  8. Serve with pickles and potato chips.