Thai Crab and Green Mango Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 Thai red chiles, minced
• 3 carrots, finely julienned
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup fresh tangerine juice
• 1 shallot, minced
• 2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sambal oelek or other Asian hot sauce (optional)
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 large green mangos (about 1 pound each), peeled and finely julienned
• 2 seedless cucumbers—peeled, seeded and finely julienned
• Two 6-ounce bunches watercress, thick stems discarded
• 1/2 cup shredded basil leaves
• 1/3 cup coarsely chopped mint
• 1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
• 1 pound jumbo lump crab
• 3 scallions, green parts only, thinly sliced

Preparation

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