Crab Louis

Yea!  Jim is back on a regular schedule meaning we'll be having dinner together everynight.  And I can get back to regular recipe postings.

He wasn't sure what time he'd be in last night so asked for a light dinner.   Soup or salad.  I don't know why, but Crab Louis jumped to mind.  This is a salad you can pretty much add what you like, but there are some basics you must include.  For this the magic is the dressing.  You can look it up, but there's not too much of a variation.  I found this recipe in the South Beach Diet cookbook.  It is heavenly....good enough on its own.  We even used it to dunk our bread in.

So, for the salad, use what you like.  Here are some standards if you look at a bunch of recipes.  The must-haves are iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, and of course crabmeat.  Other additions:

Avocado
Asparagus
Cucumbers
Capers
Lemon

CRAB LOUIS DRESSING

1/2 cup mayo
2 Tbsp chili sauce
1 Tbsp grated onion
1 Tbsp chopped parsley
S&P
1 Tbsp cream or half-and-half
hot sauce

Mix all ingredients thoroughly.  Let stand for at least an hour to allow flavors to blend.