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Grilled Alaska Crab Legs With Dipping Sauce

3 to 4 pounds King, Snow or Dungeness crab legs, cooked
2 tablespoons olive oil

Butter Sauce:

1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
1/8 teaspoon white pepper

Red Sauce:

1/2 cup bottled chili sauce
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
1 teaspoon rice vinegar

Verde Sauce:

1 medium avacado, peeled, pitted and mashed
1/3 cup low-fat sour cream
2 teaspoons cumin
2 teaspoons lime juice
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

1. Prepare one or more dipping sauces. In separate small bowls, combine ingredients for each sauce. Stir to blend.
2. Heat grill.
3. Brush both sides of crab legs with olive oil and place on hot grill 5 to 6 inches from coals. Heat 4 to 5 minutes, turning once.
4. Transfer crab to plates and serve with dipping sauces.
   

Makes 2 servings.

Recipe and Photo: Courtesy of Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute.