Crab Louie Salad
Crab Louie salad is an iconic American recipe made with crab, romaine lettuce, hard-cooked eggs, asparagus, tomatoes, and a creamy dressing.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb jumbo lump crabmeat
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 hearts of romaine lettuce 3/4 to 1 lb
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives chopped
- 4 hard-cooked eggs sliced
- 2 medium tomatoes cut into thin wedges
- 1 English cucumber peeled and sliced
- 4 lemon wedges
- 12 spears asparagus steamed until tender
For the dressing:
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons horseradish
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons sweet onion very finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic very finely chopped
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the dressing first. In a small bowl, whisk together the ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, vinegar, mayonnaise and vegetable oil.
- Continue whisking until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in the onion and garlic. Season to taste with black pepper and divide the dressing between 4 small bowls for serving.
- Place the crabmeat in a bowl and check thoroughly for any bits of shell that might remain. Add the lemon juice and a few grinds of black pepper. Toss to combine and set aside.
- Remove 16 of the outermost leaves from the romaine, wash and pat dry. Arrange four of these leaves in a spoke pattern on each of four plates. Wash and dry the remaining lettuce, chop roughly and mound it in the center of each plate. Top with crabmeat and sprinkle with chives.
- Arrange the egg slices, tomato wedges, cucumber and asparagus spears around the edges of the plate. Serve with dressing and a lemon wedge.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 474 | Total Fat: 29g | Cholesterol: 305mg | Sodium: 884mg | Carbohydrates: 24g | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 10g | Protein: 32g