Crab Louis

Makes 4 servings

1-quart crisp, coarsely shredded lettuce
1 pound fresh-cooked crab meat, well picked over
        (Dungeness, lump, or backfin)
4 tomatoes, quartered
4 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and quartered

Dressing:
1 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup heavy cream, whipped
2 tablespoons finely grated scallions
2 tablespoons minced parsley
2 tablespoons minced green bell pepper
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
Pinch salt


On 4 luncheon-size plates, make beds of lettuce. Divide and mound crab on top.

Combine dressing ingredients and spoon over crab, then garnish each plate with tomatoes and hard-cooked eggs.


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