Name: Crab Salad with Wonton Crisps and Lime
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes 8 servings
Ingredients: 8 square wonton wrappers, thawed if frozen; About 6 cups vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lime zest; 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 lb jumbo lump crabmeat, picked over; 2 celery ribs, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 1/4 cup thinly sliced white and pale green parts of scallions (reserve dark green parts for jasmine rice with peanuts and scallions ); Accompaniment: lime wedges; a deep-fat thermometer

Crab Salad with Wonton Crisps and Lime

Traditionally used to enclose a savory filling, wonton wrappers are cut and fried into crisp triangles here, lending crunchy texture to soft crabmeat.

Cooks' note:

Wontons can be fried 1 day ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.

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