Crayfish Salad With French Cocktail Sauce

Ingredients

The salad:

  • 1 pink grapefruit
  • 2 ripe avocados
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 1 head Boston lettuce, washed, dried, and cut into thin strips
  • 4 plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped
  • 12 leaves tarragon, finely sliced

The crayfish:

  • The reserved grapefruit rind (see method)
  • 1/2 bunch tarragon, leaves and stems
  • 1/4 cup salt
  • 1 teaspoon cracked peppercorns
  • Pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 3 pounds crayfish, preferably live, rinsed under cold running water, or 1 pound peeled cooked crayfish

The cocktail sauce:

  • The reserved grapefruit juice (see method)
  • 1 large egg yol
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • Salt and freshly ground white pepper
  • Small pinch of cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil, preferably grapeseed or safflower oil
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cognac or Armagnac
  • 2 tablespoons sliced blanched almonds, toasted, for serving

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