Crab Cocktail Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb crab meat
• 8 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
• 1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1 dash lemon juice (1 squeeze)
• 1 teaspoon tarragon, finely chopped
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 2 little gem lettuce

Recipe

• 1 pick over the crabmeat and discard any bits of shell.
• 2 mix the mayonnaise with the ketchup, tabasco, mustard, lemon juice, and tarragon.
• 3 stir in the crab and spring onions. taste and play around with the balance of flavourings until you get a perfect balance (but hold back - too much tasting will leave your guests with woefully diminished portions!).
• 4 this can be mixed together an hour or two before serving, but bring back to room temperature before assembling the finished cocktail and serving.
• 5 remove the outer leaves of the little gem lettuces and shred the rest thinly. place in a plastic bag and leave in the fridge until almost ready to serve.
• 6 take 4-6 sundae glasses or old-fashioned champagne glasses. divide the lettuce between the glasses and top with the crab cocktail. serve straight away.