Made of tender flaked imitation crab with crunchy, fresh celery, fragrant onion, and sliced black olives in a light, herbed mayonnaise dressing, deli classic easy crab salad is hard to resist! Whether you serve it on rolls, lettuce wraps, or on crackers, it's so very good!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Total Time10 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4
Author: Mary Younkin
Ingredients
1poundimitation crab meatflaked or roughly chopped into ½-inch pieces
½cupceleryvery thinly sliced
2.25ouncessliced black olives drained
¼cupred or green onionfinely chopped or thinly sliced
Dressing Ingredients
½cupmayonnaise
2teaspoonfresh lemon juice
½teaspoondried dill
½teaspoonpaprika
¼teaspoonkosher saltadjust to taste
¼teaspoonfreshly ground pepperadjust to taste
Instructions
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, dill, paprika, salt, and pepper.
Add the crab meat, celery, olives, and onion to the bowl. Stir well to coat thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Serve in lettuce wraps or with crackers of your choice. This will keep nicely in the refrigerator for a couple of days.