Crab Salad

10 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh crabmeat, picked clean of all shells and cartilage
  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
  • 1 tablespoon finely diced red bell pepper
  • 2 tablespoons shredded carrot
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped celery
  • 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh tarragon
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise, homemade (page 284) or store-bought
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

  1. 1
    Place the crabmeat in a large bowl.
  2. 2
    Stir in the red onion, bell pepper, carrot, celery, tarragon, and parsley.
  3. 3
    Toss gently.
  4. 4
    Stir together the lemon juice and mayonnaise in a small bowl.
  5. 5
    Spoon the mayonnaise mixture onto the crab salad and toss lightly to mix.
  6. 6
    Season with salt and pepper.
  7. 7
    (If youre not serving the salad right away, cover and refrigerate it for up to 6 hours.)

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