![]() Drain thoroughly then toss pasta with crab salad. Cook 8 ounces of dry, short pasta like rotini, shell pasta, or macaroni according to package directions. If you're making crab salad sandwiches, this recipe will make 4 large sandwiches on hoagie rolls or brioche buns or 8 small sandwiches on potato or brioche rolls or brioche slider buns.Use the inner, tender and crisp ribs of celery for a delicate, pleasant crunch throughout the salad.Ĭrab salad will last up to 3 days, stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container.For the dressing, use good quality mayonnaise (or homemade mayonnaise if you're feeling ambitious), fresh lemon juice and, ideally, salt cured capers, though brine cured will also work.Use just enough to coat every tender bite with creamy, salty, tanginess to bring out all of that delicious crab flavor. Avoid using a large amount of dressing, that can weigh down the salad and make it goopy. Just as with a great crab cake recipe, a real crab salad recipe should be all about enhancing the flavor of the crab meat not competing with it (also true for Shrimp Salad).Butter Lettuce Leaves: optional for serving.Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper.Parsley: fresh, flat leaf parsley (also called Italian parsley).Lemon Juice: freshly squeezed lemon juice.Mustard: good quality, creamy Dijon mustard is ideal.Mayonnaise: good quality store-bought mayonnaise or homemade mayonnaise.Celery: for the best texture, use the tender, lighter green ribs from the heart of the head of celery.Manufacturers add fillers, flavoring and color to surimi to mimic the taste, texture and color of real crab legs." Ingredients You Need to Make Crab Salad ![]() ![]() I think this SF Gate article quote says it best, "Imitation crab is made with a type of fish called surimi. Ingredients You Need to Make Crab Salad.For this salad, it's worth the splurge to buy real lump crab. ![]() And, to me, it doesn't taste at all like the real thing. In fact, my first taste of anything similar was in college and it was imitation crab meat (Krab). It's a wonderful seafood salad to enjoy on its own over crisp butter lettuce, but also delicious in a crab salad sandwich, crab pasta salad or elegantly served in avocado halves or hollowed out tomatoes. Crab Salad is a simple mixture of delectable real lump crab meat and diced crunchy celery tossed in a creamy dressing of mayonnaise, a touch of Dijon mustard, fresh lemon juice, capers and fresh parsley. ![]()
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