Crab Louie salad, usually dubbed the “king of salads,” is a West Coast basic that started popping up at varied space eating places within the early 1900s. It is not solely clear, nonetheless, simply who made the primary Crab Louie or who the salad is called for. We do know that the dish appeared on the menu at San Francisco‘s Lodge Francis café and Solari’s in 1910 and 1914, respectively, in addition to on the Davenport Lodge in Spokane, Washington, across the identical time.

What’s Crab Louie manufactured from?

A conventional Crab Louie salad begins with a mattress of lettuce (usually iceberg, however romaine right here), contains heaps of Dungeness crab, and dons a creamy pink dressing that is not far faraway from Thousand Island. Past that, there’s little settlement about what actually belongs within the king of salads, although the asparagus, cucumber, tomato, and hard-cooked eggs on this Crab Louie recipe are typical. In some variations, the dressing is dotted with olives, and avocado slices are a typical addition.

Notes from the Meals & Wine Take a look at Kitchen

• Crab Louie salad dressing is, actually, very similar to Thousand Island, however the two are usually not interchangeable. Louie dressing is much less candy and options a little bit kick, both from chile, scorching sauce, or horseradish.
• Whereas Dungeness crab is most well-liked for this salad, be at liberty to make use of no matter kind is offered. You possibly can even use shrimp as an alternative for an entire different form of seafood Louie.

Prompt pairing

This dish is nice with the recent flavors in California Chardonnay.