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King Crab Salad Tacos

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Mexican
King Crab Salad Tacos

Ingredients

  • 1 pound King crab legs, cooked, meat removed from shell (you should get about 12 ounces), cut into ½ inch pieces OR 2 6-ounce cans jumbo lump crab meat
  • About 1/2 cup Greek yogurt, Mexican crema or sour cream
  • About 1/2 cup Roasted Tomatillo Salsa , store bought or homemmade
  • 1 green onion, roots and wilted outer leaves removed, thinly sliced
  • A small handful cilantro, chopped, plus some leaves for garnish
  • 1 fresh fresh hot green chile (such as serrano or jalapeño), stemmed, seeds removed if you wish and finely chopped
  • Salt
  • 12 warm corn tortillas, for serving

Steps

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    In a medium bowl, combine the crab, Greek yogurt (or one of its substitutes), tomatillo salsa, green onion, cilantro and chile. Taste and season with salt, usually a generous 1/2 teaspoon. Scoop crab mixture into warm corn tortillas and garnish with cilantro leaves.

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