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This salad is balanced with a great variety of flavors. The creamy dressing is delicious, with a small hint of garlic and lemon. Feel free to substitute mayonnaise with Greek yogurt.

Broccoli Crab Salad on a plate

You can prepare this salad ahead of time, by dicing up broccoli and cauliflower. Crab can be diced also, but keep it in a separate dish, until you are ready to serve the salad.

Other Broccoli Salads:

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Broccoli Crab Salad on a plate

Broccoli Crab Salad Recipe

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Servings
8 Servings
Prep Time 20 mins
Total Time 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 lb medium Cauliflower head
  • 1 lb medium Broccoli head
  • 1 lb Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1 lb Cucumbers
  • 1 lb Crab Meat
  • 1 cup Mayonnaise
  • 4 Garlic Cloves
  • 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
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Instructions

  • Dice all vegetables into small cubes. If you a have vegetable dicer, it can come in handy. Dice tomatoes into four pieces.
    Cauliflower being diced using a plastic vegetable dicer
  • Dice crab meat into the same sized pieces as the vegetables.
    Diced broccoli in one bowl and diced crab meat in another
  • For the sauce, combine together, mayonnaise, garlic and lemon juice.
    A little bowl of lemon juice, a bowl of mayo and 3 garlic cloves and a garlic press all on the table
  • Add dressing and mix the salad to combine. Salad tastes the best right when it's fresh and crispy.
    Broccoli Crab Salad in a bowl
Nutrition Facts
Broccoli Crab Salad Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 291 Calories from Fat 189
% Daily Value*
Fat 21g32%
Saturated Fat 3g15%
Cholesterol 35mg12%
Sodium 695mg29%
Potassium 676mg19%
Carbohydrates 10g3%
Fiber 3g12%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 14g28%
Vitamin A 705IU14%
Vitamin C 98.5mg119%
Calcium 84mg8%
Iron 1.6mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Posted April 18, 2014

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