Curry Crab Salad Recipes

CURRIED CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• Toss crab and rice together.
• Add curry powder to mayonnaise and sour cream.
• Blend well.
• Stir into crab mixture.
• Sprinkle chopped eggs with lemon juice, salt and chives.
• Add to crab mixture.
• Serve on lettuce leaves.

CURRIED CRAB SALAD LETTUCE CUPS

Steps:

• Combine the mayonnaise, lime juice and curry powder in a bowl. Stir in the crabmeat, cucumber, cilantro and diced chile. Add the scallions, reserving some of the dark green parts for topping. Season with salt.
• Divide among the lettuce cups. Top with the reserved scallion greens and the sliced chile. Serve with lime wedges.

CURRIED CRAB MEAT AND MUSHROOM SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, the curry powder, the minced tarragon, and 1 to 2 tablespoons water, or enough to thin the sauce to the desired consistency. Stir in the crab meat, the mushrooms, and the lemon juice and on salad plates mound the mixture on the celery, drained. Garnish the salads with the tarragon sprigs.

MEL'S CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• Gently mix flaked imitation crab, celery, ranch dressing, mayonnaise, sugar, and parsley in a salad bowl until thoroughly combined. Refrigerate overnight, stirring occasionally. Stir again just before serving.

CURRIED CRAB AND WATERMELON SALAD WITH ARUGULA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil until shimmering. Add the apple, onion, curry and saffron and cook over moderate heat until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the water; let cool.
• Scrape the onion-curry mixture into a food processor. Add the mayonnaise and process until smooth. Transfer the curried mayonnaise to a medium bowl, add the cilantro and mint. Gently fold the crabmeat into the curried mayonnaise and season with salt and pepper.
• Cut each slice of watermelon into triangles and transfer to plates. Season the watermelon with salt and pepper and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon lime juice. Mound the crab salad on top of the watermelon triangles.
• In another bowl, toss the arugula with the remaining 1 tablespoon of lime juice and the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on top of the crabmeat and serve.