crab louie salad
With seafood, eggs, fresh vegetables, bacon topped with a delicious homemade dressing, this salad is a meal on its own!If you've never had one before, you've just got to have it!
prep time
30 Min
cook time
method
No-Cook or Other
yield
2 servings
Ingredients
- THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise, such as hellmann's®
- 1/3 cup light sour cream
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1/4 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons sweet relish
- 1/4 teaspoon hot paprika
- SALAD
- 1/2 large head iceberg lettuce, finely chopped
- 1/4 large english cucumber, thinly sliced
- 14-16 large cherry tomatoes, halved
- 12 large shrimp or prawns, poached
- 1/2 pound crab meat
- 2 large free-run eggs, boiled, chilled, peeled and sliced
- 1 large ripe avocado, pitted, peeled and sliced
- 2 slices bacon, cooked and finely chopped
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste (i always use mixed peppercorns)
- 2 large lemon wedges, for garnish
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley, for garnish
How To Make crab louie salad
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Step 1In a small bowl, mix all the dressing ingredients together. Cover and transfer to the fridge until ready to serve.
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Step 2Evenly divide lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, prawns, crab, eggs and avocado between 2 plates; sprinkle bacon evenly and black pepper. Spoon dressing into small individual bowls. Garnish with lemon wedges and sprinkle parsley on top.
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Step 3Note: To poach, in a medium pot combine together water, 1 lemon quartered, 1 tsp. whole peppercorn and 2 whole large cloves of garlic; bring to a boil. Add prawns/shrimp and cook for only 1 minutes 15 seconds. Remove quickly and using a spider strainer, transfer into an ice bath.
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Category:
Other Salads
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#Healthy
Keyword:
#crab
Keyword:
#avocado
Keyword:
#SEAFOOD-SALAD
Keyword:
#homemade-dressing
Keyword:
#easy recipe
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#healthy recipe
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#Thousand Island Dressing
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#crab salad
Keyword:
#healthy meal
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#prawns recipe
Keyword:
#seafood recipe
Ingredient:
Vegetable
Method:
No-Cook or Other
Culture:
American
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