Crab Salad Louis

Crab Salad Louis
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When it comes to the roots of crab salad Louis, there is some discrepancy as to whether it was invented at the Solari Restaurant in San Francisco or at the Bohemian Restaurant in Portland, Oregon. The only consensus on this wonderful seafood-based salad is that it includes chunks of cold-poached crab and is garnished with hard-cooked eggs, black olives and a house dressing of either Thousand Island or Russian. —Marcy Goldman-Posluns, Chicago TribuneThis recipe is reportedly the version created by the Solari Restaurant in San Francisco, California. This recipe was originally published in the Chicago Tribune.
Prep Time
25
minutes
Cook Time
1
minute
Servings
4
servings
Crab Salad Louis recipe - The Daily Meal
Total time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half
  • 1/2 cup chili sauce
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onions
  • 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
  • 2 tablespoon chopped green olives
  • juice of half a lemon
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • lettuce or mixed greens
  • 2 cup cold, cooked crabmeat chunks
  • 3 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
  • 3/4 cup black olives
Directions
  1. In small bowl, combine 1 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 cup half-and-half, 1/4 cup chili sauce, 1/4 cup chopped green onions, 1/4 cup chopped green pepper, 2 tablespoons chopped green olives, the juice of 1/2 a lemon, and salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
  2. Mix all ingredients until combined.
  3. Prepare lettuce or mixed greens and line a shallow serving dish with them.
  4. In a bowl, toss 2 cups cold, cooked crabmeat chunks with the salad dressing.
  5. Spoon crabmeat onto serving platter on top of lettuce. Garnish with 3 hard-cooked sliced eggs and 3/4 cup black olives. Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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