Crab Louie

Crab Louie is a type of salad featuring crab meat. The recipe dates back to the early 1900s and originates on the West Coast of America. It is a type of salad that is popular in California. Fresh crab meat with salad makes the salad fresh and full of sea food flavor.

Yield: 4 portions

Ingredients:

Romaine Lettuce 50 gms

Crab Meat (Cooked and cleaned) 100 gms

Roma Tomato 1 each

Egg (Hard Boiled) 1 each

Thai Pencil Asparagus 4 pcs.

Dressing:

Mayonnaise 52 gms

Ketchup 13 gms

Scallions (Finely Grated) 10 gms

Parsley (Minced) 1 gm

Lemon Juice 2 gms

Horseradish (Prepared) 1.5 gms

Salt To Taste

Freshly Ground Black Pepper To Taste

Mise en place:

1. Boil the egg. Dice the egg and mix with Mayonnaise.

2. Blanch the asparagus. Shock in ice water, then drain.

3. Slice the tomatoes.

4. Dice the Romaine lettuce.

5. Flake the crab meat a bit.

6. Mix the ingredients to make the dressing.

7. Refrigerate all the ingredients and dressing. Prepare the glasses.

Presentation:

8. Put a bed of lettuce, egg salad, two slices of tomato and crab meat into the glass.

9. Served with the dressing.

10. Decorate with asparagus.