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A colorful bowl of Crab Louie salad features eggs, carrots, tomatoes, avocado, crab, and lemon wedges.
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Crab Louie Salad Recipe (with a Soulful Twist)

An easy, delicious recipe with crab, bacon, avocado, romaine and more! This refreshing salad is light and crisp, perfect for a summer dinner (with Southern flair)!
Course Lunch or Dinner, or Brunch, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine Seafood, Southern/ Soul Food
Keyword brunch recipe, Crab and Bacon Louie Salad, Crab and Bacon Salad, Crab Louie Salad
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb crab meat (real or imitation) roughly chopped
  • 1/2 pound bacon cooked & crumbled
  • 3 large hard-boiled eggs boiled and diced
  • 1 jumbo romaine heart rinsed
  • 1 large carrot cleaned & thinly sliced/peeled
  • 3 roma tomatoes diced
  • 5 green onions chopped
  • 1 large avocado diced
  • 1 large lemon sliced into wedges

Instructions

  • Start by washing and cleaning all your vegetables. Make sure there’s no dirt lurking in that Romaine's heart.
    1 jumbo romaine heart, 1 large carrot
  • Cook your bacon, using your preferred method.
    1/2 pound bacon
  • Peel the carrots with a veggie peeler to get long, thin strips.
    1 large carrot
  • Chop the onions, tomato, and already chilled hard-boiled eggs. Give a rough chop to your cooked crab meat, if needed.
    3 large hard-boiled eggs, 3 roma tomatoes, 5 green onions, 1 lb crab meat (real or imitation)
  • Dice up the avocado last to keep it from turning brown.
    1 large avocado
  • Slice the lemon wedges.
    1 large lemon
  • You can serve up the salad tossed or you can separate each ingredient out.
  • Add your favorite dressing or serve it up without. ENJOY!