Crab Salad with Orange Spice Dressing

Ingredients

CRAB SALAD

• 1/2 lb imitation crabmeat (diced)
• 1/4 lb arugula leaf
• 1/4 lb baby spinach leaves
• 5 green onions (diced)
• 5 fresh asparagus spears (cut in small pieces)
• 2 medium fresh tomatoes (diced)
• 5 small sweet tender carrots (cut in strips)
• 1 can mandarin orange segments

ORANGE SPICE SALAD DRESSING

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 4 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons pickled ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons five-spice powder
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 5 tablespoons orange juice concentrate (undiluted)
• 1/2 cup canned mandarin orange segments, drained (reserve juice)
• 2 tablespoons mandarin orange juice (from the can of segments)
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar

Directions

1. 1

   Put all of the salad ingredients in a large salad bowl and toss.

2. 2

   Cover with plastic wrap.

3. 3

   Set in refrigerator until ready to use.

4. 4

   In a blender put in the Mayonnaise and Half and Half and blend for about 8-10 seconds or until well blended.

5. 5

   Add pickled ginger and ground ginger and pulse for about 5 seconds.

6. 6

   Add sugar, Five Spice and orange juice concentrate and pulse for about 5 seconds.

7. 7

   Add remaining ingredients and blend for about 10 seconds or until all of the ingredients are well blended.

8. 8

   Pour dressing mixture into a jar or Salad dressing container (such as one from Tupperware) Refrierate for at least one hour before serving to let flavors blend.

9. 9

   Using salad tongs or 2 large spoons, put a portion of salad on individual salad plates.

10. 10

    Put about 5 or 6 of the mandarin orange segments on each salad.

11. 11

    Pour the salad dressing over each salad.