Northwest Grilled Dungeness Crab

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 3 lemons, juice and zest of, grated
• 4 dungeness crabs, cleaned, cooked, and cracked
• assorted seasonal vegetables
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• crusty sourdough bread

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat grill to medium high.

2. 2

   Melt butter with olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice and grated peel.

3. 3

   Toss crab in the butter mixture to coat and place it on the grill away from the flame.

4. 4

   Toss vegetables in the butter mixture and season to taste with salt and pepper; place vegetables on the grill.

5. 5

   Cook the crab for 4 minutes and turn over, burshing with the butter mixture.

6. 6

   Turn the vegetables over and cook until the crab is heated through and the vegetables are tender crisp.

7. 7

   Arrange the vegetables on a platter.

8. 8

   Toss the herbs in the remaining butter mixture and add the crab; toss to coat.

9. 9

   Arrange the crab over the vegetables and pour the remaning butter mixture over the platter, serve with crusty bread.