Summertime Crab Salad

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

This can also be made with shrimp or lobster. Serve on a bed of lettuce, it's perfect for an afternoon outdoor (or indoor) summer luncheon. Double the recipe if serving more 4 people. Delicious!

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• salad greens (any amount desired)
• 2 1/2 cups cold cooked crabmeat, chunks
• 3 hard-boiled eggs
• 1 cup black olives

DRESSING

• 1 cup mayonnaise (Hellman's is best)
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
• 1/4 cup good-quality chili sauce
• 1/4 cup finely chopped green onions or 1/4 cup scallion
• 1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
• 2 -3 tablespoons finely chopped green olives
• 1/2 fresh lemon, juice of
• salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Prepare all dressing ingredients.
2. Toss the dressing with the crabmeat, season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Line a shallow serving dish with lettuce leaves.
4. Spoon the crabmeat mixture over the lettuce leaves.
5. Garnish with sliced hard-boiled eggs and black olives.

Reviews

[Bev]

We enjoyed this salad so much! I made as directed, however I used only a very small portion of the dressing over the crab. This recipe makes quite a lot of dressing and I wanted the flavor of the crab to shine through. I served this as our main dish tonight for supper for the two of us. Thanks again, Kittencal!

[Baby Kato]

This was very quick and easy to make. A nice subtle blending of flavours. The dressing is excellent. I used chunks of crab meat and because I didn't have any green peppers I subed with a finely chopped jalapeno pepper. It worked really well with the other flavours. What a lovely salad Kitten, thanks so much for sharing