4 spring with crab asparagus and Recipes

fingerling potatoes, asparagus spears, steamed and chilled, salt, divided, light mayonnaise, bottled low-sodium chili sauce, chopped chives, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, capers, drained, sugar, trimmed watercress (about 2 bunches), lump crabmeat, shell pieces removed

soft-shell crabs , preferably primes, milk, buttermilk, all-purpose flour, salt and freshly ground black pepper, water, butter, unsalted, cut in cubes, vegetable oil, lemon juice, fresh tarragon leaves, snipped, chervil , leaves picked, haricots verts , picked and cut into 1-inch lengths, fava beans, shelled but not peeled, fresh english peas, shelled, asparagus, peeled, butter, shallot, minced, garlic, minced, scallions, white only or use pearl onions, roasted, french breakfast radishes , quartered lengthwise, salt and freshly ground black pepper, summer savory, chopped

crabmeat, roasted hazelnuts coarsely chopped, grated gruyere cheese, asparagus sliced diagonally, sweet white onion diced, eggs, milk, baking mix, whole asparagus spears for top garnish