Crab Louis

Name: Crab Louis
Ingredients: 1 quart crisp, coarsely shredded lettuce; 1 pound fresh-cooked crab meat, well picked over (Dungeness, lump, or backfin); 4 tomatoes, quartered; 4 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and quartered; 1 cup mayonnaise; 1/3 cup ketchup; 1/4 cup heavy cream, whipped; 2 tablespoons finely grated scallions; 2 tablespoons minced parsley; 2 tablespoons minced green bell pepper; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish; Pinch salt

13 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 quart crisp, coarsely shredded lettuce
1 pound fresh-cooked crab meat, well picked over (Dungeness, lump, or backfin)
4 tomatoes, quartered
4 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and quartered
1 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup heavy cream, whipped
2 tablespoons finely grated scallions
2 tablespoons minced parsley
2 tablespoons minced green bell pepper
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
Pinch salt

Directions

1

On 4 luncheon-size plates, make beds of lettuce.
2

Mound crab on top.
3

Combine dressing ingredients and spoon over crab, then garnish each plate with tomatoes and hard-cooked eggs.