Crab Louis Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time10 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexAverageServings4
CuisineCourse
DishMain Ingredient
Interest Group

Ingredients

 Bibb lettuce - 4 cups
 Lettuce4 Cup (16 tbs), shredded
 Cooked crab meat - 2 to 3 cups (OR Crab meat - 2 cans of 7 1/2-ounces, chilled and drained
 Tomatoes2
 Hard-cooked eggs - 2, sliced
 Ripe Olives - Pitted
 Mayonnaise1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) (For Louis Dressing:)
 Chili Sauce1/4 Cup (16 tbs) (For Louis Dressing:)
 Green onions3 Tablespoon, finley minced (For Louis Dressing:)
 Green pepper3 Tablespoon, finley minced (For Louis Dressing:)
 Lemon juice1 Tablespoon (For Louis Dressing:)
 Worcestershire sauce1 1/2 Teaspoon (For Louis Dressing:)
 Hot pepper sauce1/4 Teaspoon (For Louis Dressing:)

Directions

MAKING
1) With Bibb lettuce, line 4 salad cups.
2) Atop the salad cups, place the shredded lettuce.
3) Remove the cartilage from the crab meat if preferred and reserve the claw meat. Leave the remaining meat in chunks.
4) Arrange the meat over the shredded lettuce.
5) With tomato and egg, circle the meat and sprinkle salt all over.
6) Top with the claw meat and pour 1/4 cup of Louis Dressing on top (to make the Louis Dressing, simply whisk all the ingredients for the dressing together in a large bowl).

SERVING
7) Serve the salad as an appetizer or a side dish, at room temperature. Use the pitted black olives as garnish. Reserve the remaining dressing on serve it on the side.
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