Recipes for Dungeness Crab and Grilled Asparagus

Dungeness Crab and Grilled Asparagus with Lemon-Caper Vinaigrette Ingredients & Directions

It’s hard to complain about anything in life when you sit down for a meal involving the word, Crab and the word, Dungeness.  As much as those last-meal-before-you-die-type games wreck my fickle brain, I’d probably be able to live with myself if I answered with Dungeness Crab.  I don’t know what it is, but something about the trifecta of eating with your hands, ice-cold beer and a pint-sized mallet makes me so irrationally giddy, that I start to hum my favorite tune.  For the entire meal.

Ingredients

• 1 lb fresh asparagus, trimmed
• 1 tbsp drained capers
• 3 tbsp minced flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tbsp finely chopped shallots
• 3 tsp freshly grated lemon zest
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• toasted pinenuts
• grated Parmesan cheese