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When
we lived in Oregon we had the most fun taking our boat and camper to the
coast and crabbing at Nehalem Bay, we usually always got the limit allowed for Dungeness crabbing or at least enough for a big feed. We would take the freshly caught Dungeness crustaceans
back to our campsite, boil them in a pot of sea water then crack them open.
I always brought my bread machine along to make fresh French bread. My 2 grandsons, Rick and Rolly Bucholz could each eat a whole
loaf themselves slathered with lots of melted butter! My daughter in law Laurie made
the most wonderful Thousand Island dressing. We had all kinds of chopped fresh
vegetables for everyone to build a
Crab Louie salad of their choice. We'd open
a chilled bottle of Chardonnay and enjoy a delicious meal.
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Crab Louie Salad
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Salads
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How To Make Crab Louie Salad
recipe and photograph by
Peggy Bucholz for www.finedinings.com
1 fresh Dungeness crab yields approximately 1/4 to 1/3 cup
Lettuce, sliced 1/4-inch thick
1/4 cup crabmeat per person
Cucumber, peeled, seeded, diced finely
Tomatoes, seeded, diced finely
Green onion, sliced
Celery, diced finely
black olives, sliced
paprika
Fresh chives for garnish
Using stemmed glasses or
plates,
layer lettuce, Dungeness crab, cucumber, tomatoes, green onion,
celery and black olives. Top with Thousand island dressing, dust with paprika, add chives and
serve as a Crab Louie salad course for an elegant dinner party or serve in a large bowl for a
luncheon with wedges of hard-boiled eggs, julienne green bell peppers, sliced
black olives and fresh French bread.
Homemade Thousand Island Dressing
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup Chili Sauce
1/4 cup green pepper, chopped finely
2 tablespoons green onion, sliced
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup heavy cream, whipped to soft peaks
Salt and pepper, to taste
Mix mayonnaise, chili sauce, green pepper, green onion, and lemon juice together, fold in whipped cream. Cover and chill for flavors to
develop. Spoon over
Crab Louie salad and serve.
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Wine
recommendation: Pinot Gris; Chardonnay; Sauvignon Blanc |
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