CALORIE COUNT: 226
This quick recipe comes from the River Café, a very, very famous restaurant in London, by way of my sister-in-law Clara, who adapted the idea to suit her own busy schedule. A container of lump crabmeat is no bad thing to toss into your shopping cart: tasty, responsible, plentiful, and about 87 calories per 3½-ounce/100g serving.
3 raw baby artichokes
Grated juice and zest of 1 lemon
31/2 ounces/100g crabmeat
1 teaspoon minced garlic
2 teaspoons minced chives
Salt and pepper
11/2 teaspoons good-quality olive oil
31/2 ounces/100g baby arugula leaves
Remove the tough outer leaves and slice the the artichokes as thin as possible. (A mandoline works well.) Toss with the lemon juice to prevent discoloration. Mix with the crab, garlic, chives, lemon zest, salt and pepper, olive oil, and a generous handful of arugula leaves. Serve right away.
NB
GLOBE ARTICHOKES CONTAIN PROBIOTIC SUBSTANCES THAT CAN HELP IMPROVE GUT HEALTH.