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Crab Louie
San Francisco crab salad with pink Louie dressing
Crab Louie was on the menus of San Francisco's grand hotels and wharf restaurants by the early 1900s and is still a winter lunch when Dungeness crab is in season. Sweet crab meat is heaped on crisp lettuce with hard-boiled eggs, tomato, asparagus and avocado, and covered with a creamy, tangy pink dressing. Chef's tip: keep the crab in big pieces and add the dressing at the table, so the salad stays crisp.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the dressing
For the salad
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Mix the ½ cup mayonnaise, 3 tbsp tomato chilli sauce or ketchup, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp horseradish sauce, 2 gherkins, 1 spring onion and ¼ tsp paprika and chill.
5 minStep 2: Lower the 4 eggs into boiling water for 10 minutes, then cool in cold water, peel and quarter.
12 minStep 3: Blanch the 12 asparagus spears in boiling salted water for 2–3 minutes until bright green and just tender, then cool in iced water. A common mistake is overcooking it until it droops.
4 minStep 4: Feel through the 14 oz white crab meat, preferably Dungeness for shell but keep the meat in large pieces.
3 minStep 5: Pile the 1 iceberg or romaine lettuce on four plates and arrange the crab in the middle with the eggs, 2 tomatoes, 1 avocado, asparagus and 12 black olives around it.
5 minStep 6: Serve with the dressing and 4 lemon wedges on the side.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 12 g
- Fat
- 26 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does crab Louie take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of lemon juice?
- Lime juice, same amount.
- What can I use instead of spring onion?
- Chives, or a little finely sliced onion.
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