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This seafood salad is a Cajun blend of crab and crawfish, along with vegetables and salad greens. The salad is served with a Louis (or Louie) style dressing.
The dressing is a classic combination of mayonnaise and chili sauce or cocktail sauce.
See Also
Simple Crab Salad
Ingredients
- For the Dressing:
- 1 cup mayonnaise (light or full fat)
- 1/3 cup chili sauce or seafood cocktail sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
- 2 teaspoons sweet pickle relish
- 4 green onions (thinly sliced)
- Dash salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- Salad
- 1 pound jumbo lump crabmeat (chilled)
- 1 to 1 1/2 pounds crawfish tails (cooked, peeled, chilled, or about 4 to 6 for each plate)
- 1 dozen cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 1 large red onion (quartered and thinly sliced)
- 1 large red bell pepper (cut into thin strips)
- 4 hard-cooked eggs (cut in wedges)
- 4-6 torn lettuce or salad greens for serving
Steps to Make It
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In a bowl combine the mayonnaise, chili sauce or cocktail sauce, lemon juice, Tabasco, Old Bay, relish, and green onions. Add salt and pepper as needed, to taste. Blend thoroughly; cover and chill until ready to serve.
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On individual salad plates, arrange the lettuce leaves, arugula, or mixed greens. Place a portion of the crabmeat in the center of each greens-lined plate. Arrange the crawfish tails, tomato halves, hard-cooked egg wedges, and bell pepper around the crabmeat on each plate.
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Cover and refrigerate the plates if not serving immediately.
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Serve the salad with the chilled dressing.
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