Crab Salad
6 servings
20 minutes
Crab salad is an exquisite dish of American cuisine that combines the freshness of vegetables with the tenderness of crab meat. Its roots trace back to coastal regions where seafood was a staple in the diet. This salad features a harmonious balance of textures: crunchy vegetables, soft crabs, and velvety mayonnaise dressing. The vinegar and oil dressing adds a light tanginess that highlights the natural sweetness of crab meat. The dish is perfect as a light appetizer, decorating the table with its vibrant appearance. Its presentation is an art: a mound of green salad surrounded by colorful vegetables and tender pieces of crab in the center. This salad is an ideal combination of flavors that creates a refined gastronomic impression.
1
Cut the prepared vegetables into small cubes and the tomatoes into slices.
- Tomatoes: 1 piece
- Cucumbers: 1 piece
2
Before serving, chop the green salad, leaving a few leaves for decoration, and pile it in a salad bowl.
- Green salad: 100 g
3
Arrange vegetables around the mound of salad. In the center of the mound, place pieces of crab (without juice) on the green salad.
- Crabs: 300 g
- Green salad: 100 g
4
At the moment of serving, lightly salt the vegetables and drizzle with a dressing made of oil and vinegar with crab juice. Pour the crabs with mayonnaise and garnish with salad leaves.
- Crabs: 300 g
- Vinegar: 2 tablespoons
- Vegetable oil: 1 tablespoon
- Mayonnaise: 90 g