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Crab Salad with Avocado
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Crab Salad with Avocado

Crab salad is one of the tastiest rich salads, especially with avocado. It can accompany meat dishes, chicken, and pizza, or stand alone as a satisfying and wholesome dinner.

Total time30 min
Prep10 min
Cook20 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Salads and appetizersInternationalVegetarianGluten freeNut freeEgg freeEasyQuick cook

Recipe story

Crab salad is one of the tastiest rich salads, especially with avocado. It can accompany meat dishes, chicken, and pizza, or stand alone as a satisfying and wholesome dinner.

Ingredients

  • Lettuce
  • Cucumber
  • Sweet green pepper
  • Avocado
  • Corn
  • Crab or crab sticks, sliced or cut into pieces
  • Dressing:
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • Pinch of salt
  • This delicious salad is from our friend and cook on Shou Tabkhin Today:
  • Hanadi Al Ayyas
  • Click on Hanadi's name to visit her personal page on our website and discover her delicious recipes.
  • To make the delicious pasta salad with red beans from Hanadi, here is the link Pasta Salad with Red Beans
  • For more salads, here is Pasta and Tuna Salad
  • Another easy salad from Hanadi: click on Cabbage Salad with Mayonnaise

Method

  1. Wash the vegetables and let them drain well.
  2. Roughly chop the lettuce and spread it in the serving dish.
  3. Cut the cucumber into half-moons and distribute over the lettuce.
  4. Slice the sweet pepper into thin, medium-length strips and add them over the salad.
  5. Slice the avocado lengthwise and also arrange it over the salad.
  6. Spread the crab meat and finally the corn on top.
  7. Whisk the dressing ingredients and put them in a bowl or deep cup to be added over individual salad plates at serving; alternatively, toss it with the vegetables and serve immediately. Note: you can add any other vegetables you like, such as carrots cut into thin lengthwise strips, fresh mushrooms, etc.
  8. By Hanadi Al-Ayas
  9. For Hanadi's delicious pasta with red beans salad, try the pasta and red bean salad.
  10. For more salads, try the pasta and tuna salad.
  11. For another easy Hanadi salad, try the cabbage with mayonnaise salad.

Notes and serving ideas

  • Pasta Salad with Red Beans
  • Pasta and Tuna Salad
  • Cabbage Salad with Mayonnaise
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