King Crab Louie Sandwich Recipes

CRAB LOUIE SALAD

Steps:

• To make dressing, mix together mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, olives, and eggs.
• Make a bed of iceberg lettuce on a large plate. Top with crab, avocado, tomatoes, and asparagus. Drizzle with Louie dressing

KING CRAB LOUIE SANDWICH

Steps:

• Whisk together mayonnaise, green bell pepper, lemon juice, ketchup, scallions, parsley and the horseradish for the dressing in a large bowl.
• Fold in crabmeat, red bell pepper, and celery. Season with salt and pepper (I would use lemon-pepper).
• To assemble: layer lettuce on bottom half of each roll, then top with avocado slices, crabmeat salad, 2 bacon strips and the top half of the sandwich roll.

CRAB LOUIS

Steps:

• On 4 luncheon-size plates, make beds of lettuce. Mound crab on top. Combine dressing ingredients and spoon over crab, then garnish each plate with tomatoes and hard-cooked eggs.

CRAB AND SHRIMP LOUIS

Steps:

• Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil; cover, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop.
• Evenly divide the lettuce, cucumbers, crab, shrimp, avocado, tomatoes and eggs between 4 salad plates.
• Prepare the dressing by whisking together the mayonnaise, chili sauce, relish, salt and pepper. Spoon dressing over the salad and garnish with parsley and lemon.

CRAB LOUIS

Steps:

• Divide the salad greens, crab, tomatoes, eggs and olives between two serving plates. In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; drizzle over salads.

CRAB LOUIE SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add asparagus and cook until tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove asparagus and and immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process. Pat dry.
• Whisk mayonnaise, lemon juice, ketchup, relish, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper together in a small bowl to make the dressing.
• Toss crabmeat, lettuce, cucumber, and celery together in a large bowl with dressing to taste. Pile salad mixture evenly onto 4 plates; add equal portions of asparagus, avocado, tomatoes, and eggs. Garnish with lemon wedges.

LOUIE DRESSING (FOR SEAFOOD SALADS OR REUBEN SANDWICHES)

Steps:

• In a non-reactive bowl, mix mayo, red chile sauce, sweet chile sauce, seasoned salt, sugar, onion granules, and half the lemon juice.
• Chill and allow to rest for 15 minutes. Taste and adjust with salt, pepper, and remaining lemon juice.

KING CRAB LOUIE

Steps:

• Arrange 2 or 3 big leaves of lettuce on 6 chilled salad plates. Shred more lettuce leaves and mound in center of each plate. Mound fresh lump crabmeat on the shredded lettuce, then divide crab legs on top. Arrange tomato wedges, egg quarters, asparagus spears, olives, and pickles. Serve with King Louie Dressing. Boiled shrimp or lobster can be substituted for crabmeat. King Louie Dressing: Mix together mayonnaise, chili sauce, lemon juice, and onion. Whip heavy cream and fold in. Chill. Makes 1 1/2 cups. Fun Fact: To help to remember really good recipes, write notes in your cookbooks. Put the date by the recipe you are preparing, and the occasion. Later record comments.