Louis Seafood Salad
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 30
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- assorted mixed greens, whatever looks good,washed and drained,torn,and chilled
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 1 -1 1/2 lb crabmeat or 1 -1 1/2 lb lobster meat, drained and picked over or a combination,chilled
- 4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled,sliced,or diced,or shredded,or a combination for different textures
- 1 lemon, juice of
- crouton, preferably homemade (optional)
- green bell peppers or red bell pepper, rings (optional)
- thinly sliced onion rings (optional)
- chopped tomato (optional)
- mild pepperoncini pepper, italian pickled peppers (optional)
- freshly shredded parmesan cheese (optional)
- lemon wedges or lemon slice (to garnish) (optional)
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
-
Louis Dressing
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar or 2 tablespoons wine vinegar, simmered over low heat with
- 8 whole cloves, until reduced to 2 tsp,cloves discarded
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄4 cup chili sauce, to taste
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
- 1⁄4 cup finely chopped green onion, including both white and green parts
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
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Dressing Options
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped dill pickles
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped stuffed green olives
- 1⁄2 teaspoon prepared horseradish, to taste
- a tiny touch garlic
- 3 -5 dashes paprika
- 3 -5 dashes tarragon vinegar, plus
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
directions
- Combine all dressing ingredients including any desired optional ingredients, and refrigerate, covered, for several hours before serving.
- Divide greens onto 4 individual salad plates or place in a large serving bowl.
- Top with shrimp and/or crab and/or lobster, and drizzle with lemon juice.
- Garnish with any or all of the optional ingredients, the more the better.
- Sprinkle with chopped chives.
- If serving individually, top each salad with a dollop of Louis Dressing, serving the remainder on the side.
- If serving from a large serving bowl, present, add dressing, and toss the salad at the table.
- Serve additional dressing on the side.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Toby Jermain
Houston, TX
I WAS retired oilfield trash since 1999, who has lived in Houston TX for the last 25 years, though I'm originally from California. I'm Texan by choice, not by chance! I am now working in Algeria 6 months a year, so I guess that gives new meaning to the term SEMI-retired. I grew up in restaurants and worked in them for 13 years while getting through high school and college, working as everything from dishwasher to chef, including just about everything in between. At odd intervals I also waited tables and tended bar, which gave me lots of incentive to stay in school and get my engineering degree.
During the 33 years since, I have only cooked for pleasure, and it HAS given me a great deal of pleasure. It's been my passion. I love to cook, actually more than I love to eat. I read cookbooks like most people read novels.
My wife and I both enjoy cooking, though she isn't quite as adventurous as I am. I keep pushing her in that direction, and she's slowly getting there.
We rarely go out to eat, because there are very few restaurants that can serve food as good as we can make at home. When we do go out, it's normally because we are having an emergency junk-food attack.
My pet food peeves are (I won't get into other areas): are people who post recipes that they have obviously NEVER fixed; obvious because the recipe can't be made because of bad instructions, or that are obvious because it tastes horrible. I also detest people who don't indicate that a recipe is untried, even when it is a good recipe. Caveat emptor!