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    Crab Salad Recipe

    Published: Jan 6, 2017 by Valya's Taste of Home · 14 Comments

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    This Crab Salad Recipe is requested pretty often by my family. I usually serve it with mashed potatoes, the way kids like it. Other delicious ways to eat it are with pasta, between two slices of bread for a great sandwich, or in a tortilla wrap.

    Crab Salad Recipe

    About four years ago we visited some friends of ours and this was one of the salads served. To my astonishment, my picky eaters fell in love with it! It disappeared clean off their plates.

    Not everyone in our family likes seafood, so I never bought crab meat or other crab products before discovering its scrumptiousness. Thank you for the recipe Sveta. 😉

    This huge bowl is usually empty within minutes every time I make it. Crunchy, so flavorful, and loaded with crab meat! The salad is perfect for any occasion or just for a simple family dinner.

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    • 📋 Recipe Ingredients
    • 🔪 Recipe Instructions
    • 🍽 Serving Suggestions
    • Recipe Card
    • 🦀 Storing Suggestions
    • 🥗 Similar Recipes
    • Comments

    📋 Recipe Ingredients

    • Green cabbage
    • Canned corn
    • Crabmeat
    • Green onion
    • English cucumber
    Crab Salad Recipe
    • Mayonnaise (I used Homemade Mayonnaise)
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    Crab Salad Recipe

    🔪 Recipe Instructions

    How to Make Crab Salad

    Rinse all vegetables well.

    Shred cabbage.

    Cut green onion and cucumber.

    Cut crab meat into smaller pieces.

    If making this salad ahead of time, store ingredients in one large bowl until ready for use. (Cover with plastic wrap and keep refrigerated until ready for dressing and seasoning; up to 4 hours.)

    Prior to serving, add mayonnaise and mix gently (to avoid mashing on the vegetables and releasing juice, which makes the salad watery).

    Crab Salad Recipe

    Then add salt and pepper to taste and mix carefully once again.

    Crab Salad Recipe

    🍽 Serving Suggestions

    For the best results serve the salad right after the dressing and seasonings are mixed in.

    Crab Salad Recipe

    If you make this Crab Salad Recipe, please share a picture with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest. Tag with #valyastasteofhome. I’d love to see your creations! 

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    Crab Salad Recipe

    Crab Salad Recipe

    This Crab Salad Recipe is requested pretty often by my family. I usually serve it withmashed potatoes, the way kids like it. Other delicious ways to eat it are with pasta, between two slices of bread for a great sandwich, or in a tortilla wrap.
    4.23 from 9 votes
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    Keyword: crab salad recipe, crowd pleaser, family friendly salad, seafood salad
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes
    Servings: 12 - 14
    Author: Valya's Taste of Home

    Ingredients

    • 1 small – cabbage head
    • 1 can (432 g) – corn
    • 1 lb. (454 g) – crab meat
    • 1 bunch – green onion
    • 1 long – English cucumber
    • ¾ cup – mayonnaise (I used Homemade Mayonnaise)
    • Salt and pepper to taste

    Instructions

    How to Make Crab Salad

    • Rinse all vegetables well.
    • Shred cabbage.
    • Cut green onion and cucumber.
    • Cut crab meat into smaller pieces.
    • If making this salad ahead of time, store ingredients in one large bowl until ready for use. (Cover with plastic wrap and keep refrigerated until ready for dressing and seasoning; up to 4 hours.)
    • Prior to serving, add mayonnaise and mix gently (to avoid mashing on the vegetables and releasing juice, which makes the salad watery).
    • Then add salt and pepper to taste and mix carefully once again.

    Notes

    For the best results serve the salad right after the dressing and seasonings are mixed in.
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    🦀 Storing Suggestions

    Cover leftover salad with a bowl lid or a plastic wrap and keep it refrigerated. Consume the salad within a couple of days.

    Crab Salad Recipe

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    1. Diana says

      August 15, 2021 at 11:16 pm

      5 stars
      I was CRAVING crab salad like my mom used to make when we were kids and only remembered that it had corn and googled that. Brought me to your page (so glad!) and it was exactly it. Yuuummmmy.

      Reply
      • Valya's Taste of Home says

        August 15, 2021 at 11:43 pm

        I'm so happy to hear that. Thank you for an amazing review! And welcome to my website!

        Reply
    2. Jackie says

      November 20, 2017 at 1:18 am

      4 stars
      Will definitely try this. Thanks. Through the negative comment on this post I learnt something, that I can use the fresh meat ... Thanks ?

      Reply
      • www.valyastasteofhome.com says

        November 20, 2017 at 5:53 pm

        The salad is great either way. Enjoy! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Nat says

      September 16, 2017 at 6:04 pm

      5 stars
      Interesting!

      Reply
      • www.valyastasteofhome.com says

        September 17, 2017 at 10:19 pm

        Crab lovers salad for sure!

        Reply
    4. Kasia says

      July 26, 2017 at 4:48 pm

      You do realize this is not crab meat, right? What you have here is mostly pollack, spices and chemicals. If you're going to post a recipe, maybe you should know the difference between crab and fake crap. Yikes.

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        July 26, 2017 at 8:21 pm

        I'm sorry if you're having a bad day. You can use fresh meat pulled from the crab as well. It's totally fine.

        Reply
        • Ella says

          December 27, 2019 at 2:26 pm

          Bahaha...just seeing your response and I’m laughing
          because I love your comeback. It’s like the kids saying “well duh”.

          Reply
          • Valya of Valya's Taste of Home says

            December 28, 2019 at 2:40 pm

            Haha, thank you! 😉

            Reply
    5. Marina says

      March 13, 2017 at 4:38 pm

      5 stars
      Thank you for your recipe it's the best crab salad I ever made;-)

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        March 13, 2017 at 6:18 pm

        Marina, you made my day 😉 Thank you for such an amazing review!

        Reply
    6. Angelina says

      January 07, 2017 at 10:18 am

      5 stars
      Crab salad... yum! I know what I'm making for tomorrow. Thank you for the recipe!

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        January 07, 2017 at 3:59 pm

        Thank you Angelina! It's truly delicious. 🙂

        Reply

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