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California Crab Salad

  • Servings: 4
  • Prep time: 30m
  • Total time: 30m
  • Categories: Hello Spring 
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Ingredients

  • ½ packet Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 8 ounces cooked crabmeat
  • 2 cups cooked white rice, cooked, rinsed, and chilled
  • 4 large butter Lettuce leaves
  • 1 large ripe avocado, peeled, seeded, and thinly sliced
  • ½ medium cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, stemmed and halved
  • 1 lime cut into wedges

Instructions

In medium bowl, whisk together the dressing mix, buttermilk and mayonnaise until well blended. Fold in the horseradish and ginger. Chill covered for at least 30 minutes.

In a medium bowl, toss the crabmeat together with 4 tablespoons of the dressing until evenly coated. To serve, arrange ½ cup of the rice on top of each lettuce leaf. Top with 2 tablespoons of the remaining dressing. Arrange one quarter of the crabmeat, avocado and cucumber on top of each serving. Garnish with cherry tomatoes and lime wedges.