Side Dish for Steamed King Crab?

[Random987]

I am going to prepare King Crab legs for the big V-day. If anyone could provide me with an idea for a nice side dish, that would be great! Thanks

[jcattles]

I always do rice pilaf with a squeeze of lemon. If corn on the cob is in season, I serve that. Also a nice fluffy biscuit is a must.

[fourunder]

Something green for vegetables....asparagus or Haricot Vert.

To offset the saltiness of the sea.....I would also suggest a salad eaten along with, or after the crab with a slightly sweet salad consisting of any of the following or all:

mix greens or mesculin with radicchio and endive
roasted beets
goat cheese or Gorgonzola
candied pecans or walnuts
apples or pears
orange or tangerine sections
heirloom, cherry or grape tomatoes

I also like (Analisas mom)'s idea of corn.....maybe a mango corn relish....sweet on its own...or spicy with the addition of some fresh Serrano or Jalapeno peppers.... or just chili and/or cayenne pepper(powders).

[Analisas mom]

We love it with a fresh garden salad, steamed new potato's and mini corn on the cob. Enjoy

[shanagain]

Hmmm. I'm thinking butter.

(And, now you know why I'm NOT a cheap date.)

[Brad2]

I do snow crab every year for my wife and daughters and this year is no different. Although for V-day it ends up being all about the crab. I have 6+ pounds for 4 of us with sliced lemon and melted butter. The one thing I do include always is a greek salad. Just always seems like a good combo for us. During the non-V-day dinners of crab, I just include a nice bread to go along with it. My girls are carb fiends so it stretches the crab a lot further.

[ipsedixit]

Steamed asparagus with a smoked chocolate-mustard sauce.