Preparation Instructions:
Combine mayonnaise, whipped cream, chili sauce, green pepper, green onion and lemon juice. Salt to taste. Chill. Makes about 2 cups of dressing. Line 4 large plates with lettuce leaves. Shred rest of lettuce and arrange on leaves. Remove bits of shell from crab meat. Reserve a few large pieces for top of salad. Leave remainder of meat in chunks and arrange atop lettuce. Circle with wedges of tomatoes and eggs. Sprinkle with salt. Pour 1/4 cup dressing over each salad. Sprinkle with paprika. Top with reserved crab meat. Pass remaining dressing. Serves 4.
» This recipe won First Place in the 1971 National Hard Crab Derby in Crisfield, MD.
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