Pickled Okra Crab Salad

Here's a cool appetizer for these hot summer months.

1/4 cup thiny sliced green onion

1/4 cup chopped Spicy Pickled Okra (See Monday's post)

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

1 tablespoon brine from Spicy Pickled Okra

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon mayonnaise

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika

8 ounces lump crabmeat, drained and picked free of shell

1 cucumber

In a medium bowl, combine green onion, chopped Spicy Pickled Okra, parsley, dill, brine, lemon juice, mayonnaise, oil, salt, garlic, and paprika. Gently stir in crab.

Using a vegetable peeler, peel stripeslengthwise on cucumber. Cut into 1/4-inch thick rounds. divide crab salad among cucumbers slices (about 1 tablespoon each.) Garnish with sliced Spicy Pickled Okra and smoked paprika, if desired.

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