Snow Crab Legs with Dipping Sauces

Name: Snow Crab Legs with Dipping Sauces
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: DILL BUTTER SAUCE:; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1/4 teaspoon dill weed; 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt; Dash white pepper; HORSERADISH CHILI SAUCE:; 1/4 cup chili sauce; 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon prepared horseradish; AVOCADO CREAM SAUCE:; 1/2 medium ripe avocado, peeled and mashed; 1/3 cup sour cream; 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon lime juice; 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce; CRAB LEGS:; 1 pound cooked snow crab legs; 1 tablespoon olive oil

Whenever I prepare crab legs for my family, I'm sure to serve these three dipping sauces on the side. They really enhance the already fabulous crab flavor.—Suzy Horvath, Gladstone, Oregon

Ingredients

DILL BUTTER SAUCE:
1/4 cup butter, melted
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon dill weed
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
Dash white pepper
HORSERADISH CHILI SAUCE:
1/4 cup chili sauce
1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon prepared horseradish
AVOCADO CREAM SAUCE:
1/2 medium ripe avocado, peeled and mashed
1/3 cup sour cream
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon lime juice
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
CRAB LEGS:
1 pound cooked snow crab legs
1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions

In three separate small bowls, combine the ingredients for the dill butter sauce, horseradish chili sauce and avocado cream sauce; set aside.
Brush both sides of crab legs with oil. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until heated through. Serve with dipping sauces.

Nutrition Facts

8 ounce-weight: 570 calories, 49g fat (22g saturated fat), 168mg cholesterol, 1034mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 3g fiber), 19g protein.

Originally published as Grilled Alaskan Crab Legs with Dipping Sauce in Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2008

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danilane

Feb 15, 2018

Delicious. Definitely make it again.
cast_iron_king

Aug 25, 2013

I made the dill butter sauce and avocado cream sauce to go with steamed crab legs tonight. Very nice. The dill was a great touch. In the future I will probably use less sour cream in the avocado sauce--it overwhelmed the avocado a bit. Still, very tasty, though, and a good change from just plain old clarified butter.