Kickin Crab Salad
An easy jumbo lump crab salad with fresh veggies and a creamy, kickin’ dressing, perfect for appetizers or light meals.
Servings 1 lb
Calories 973kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup real mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup prepared ranch dressing
- 2 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp seafood seasoning i.e. Old Bay or similar
- 1/2 tsp lemon pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
- 1/4 cup diced green or poblano pepper
- 2 green onions finely chopped
- 1 rib celery finely diced
- 1 lb jumbo lump crab meat picked over to remove shells
- Few dashes hot sauce
Instructions
- In a medium-size bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, Ranch dressing, lemon juice, seafood seasoning, lemon pepper and garlic salt.
- Fold in the red and green pepper, green onion and celery.
- Gently fold in the crab meat and add hot sauce to your taste.
- Chill for 4 hours in an airtight container. Serve with crackers, garlic crostini, or make into lettuce wraps.
Notes
- Crab Meat - This recipe uses real crab meat not imitation crab meat. You could also use lobster meat.
- Peppers - If you'd like to add spice, swap out the green bell pepper for poblano pepper or jalapeno pepper.
- Mayonnaise - You could use Miracle Whip in place of mayonnaise for a slightly sweeter dressing.
- Fresh Herbs - You could use fresh chives in place of green onions. You could also add parsley.
- Serving Options - Crab salad can be prepared one day in advance for holiday entertaining. Serve it to your guests slathered on garlic crostini or your favorite crackers and served for an impressive appetizer. Alternatively, serve it in a lettuce wrap or on warm Kaiser rolls as a main dish meal on a warm day.
Nutrition
Serving: 1batch | Calories: 973kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 85g | Fat: 59g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 32g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 228mg | Sodium: 6456mg | Potassium: 1248mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1804IU | Vitamin C: 120mg | Calcium: 275mg | Iron: 4mg