Crab Louie Salad
Since I moved to Vancouver, I’ve been travelling a lot with David. We’ve gone on many road trips together along the Pacific coast and enjoyed the spectacular scenery! One of my favorite spots is driving along the Oregon coast… Oh my! It is almost supernatural with its big rocks standing in the water with a slight haze surrounding them. We’ve taken extraordinary photos from sunrises to sunsets and each has a mystical flair to the picture.
The cool thing that David and I love to do is to experiment with new dishes – he’s finally more adventurous in that department… yippee! and even more so when we travel. There is a dish that we’ve never had before and we were quite impressed with. It’s a Crab Louie Salad! I’m not sure if we tried it the first time in Oregon or California but it sure had an impact on us.
As soon as we came back from our trip (can’t remember which one it was), I made my own version of a Thousand Island dressing and assembled the ingredients for the Crab Louie Salad. Throughout the years, I’ve added ingredients by replacing others to the point that now we love it just the way it is. I do add avocado but if you are not sure how to handle this fruit, click here… How to Prep an Avocado
My version of a Crab Louie Salad is a good place to start and you can easily change some of my ingredients with your own favorite ones. I love to combine crab and prawns but you can either keep one of them or for a vegan/vegetarian version omit both seafoods. I personally don’t serve this type of salad as an appetizer but more as my main course. It’s packed with yumminess and when you eat this salad, trust me you feel goooood!
Next time you want to have just a salad for dinner, don’t look any further… this is the one unless you have a Julienne, Asian Chicken Salad, Quinoa Beet Salad or Cobb salad!
Bon Appétit!
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Crab Louie Salad
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Ingredients
THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise, such as Hellmann's® see Recipe
- 1/3 cup light sour cream
- 1 1/2 tbsp. chili sauce
- 1 tbsp. ketchup
- 1/4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp. sweet relish see Recipe
- 1/4 tsp. hot paprika
SALAD
- 1/2 large head iceberg lettuce, finely chopped
- 1/4 large English cucumber, thinly sliced
- 14-16 large cherry tomatoes, halved tips & tricks
- 12 large shrimp or prawns, poached tips & tricks
- 1/2 lb. crab meat
- 2 large free-run eggs, boiled, chilled, peeled and sliced
- 1 large ripe avocado, pitted, peeled and sliced tips & tricks
- 2 slices bacon, cooked and finely chopped tips & tricks
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste (I always use mixed peppercorns)
- 2 large lemon wedges, for garnish
- 1 tbsp. fresh chopped parsley, for garnish tips & tricks
Directions
DRESSING
- In a small bowl, mix all the dressing ingredients together. Cover and transfer to the fridge until ready to serve.
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