Crab Cocktail Salad
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 lb white crab meat
- 8 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
- 1⁄4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 dash lemon juice (1 squeeze)
- 1 teaspoon tarragon, finely chopped
- 2 scallions, chopped
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To serve
- 2 little gem lettuce
directions
- Pick over the crabmeat and discard any bits of shell.
- Mix the mayonnaise with the ketchup, Tabasco, mustard, lemon juice, and tarragon.
- Stir in the crab and spring onions. Taste and play around with the balance of flavourings until you get a perfect balance (but hold back - too much tasting will leave your guests with woefully diminished portions!).
- This can be mixed together an hour or two before serving, but bring back to room temperature before assembling the finished cocktail and serving.
- Remove the outer leaves of the Little Gem lettuces and shred the rest thinly. Place in a plastic bag and leave in the fridge until almost ready to serve.
- Take 4-6 sundae glasses or old-fashioned champagne glasses. Divide the lettuce between the glasses and top with the crab cocktail. Serve straight away.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
English_Rose
United Kingdom
I live in Manchester, UK with my fiance and young son. I work at the local hospital in pediatrics and love my job. I also love cooking!! I have a sweet tooth but try and make healthy family meals, I'm not against some lovely treats now and then though :)