{"id":7766,"date":"2026-09-20T19:45:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7766"},"modified":"2026-09-20T19:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:45:43","slug":"easy-crab-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/20\/easy-crab-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Crab Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Easy Crab Salad<\/h1>\n<p>This Easy Crab Salad is creamy, fresh, and packed with delicious flavor! Made with tender crab meat, crunchy vegetables, and a simple creamy dressing, it comes together in just minutes. Serve it as a light lunch, a side dish, or tucked into sandwiches for an easy meal.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 pound cooked crab meat, picked over and chopped<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Dijon mustard<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup finely chopped celery<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup finely chopped red onion<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup finely chopped bell pepper<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>Salt, to taste<\/li>\n<li>Black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Place the crab meat in a large mixing bowl. Gently check for any shells and remove them.<\/li>\n<li>Add the chopped celery, red onion, bell pepper, and parsley.<\/li>\n<li>In a separate small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, Old Bay seasoning, and garlic powder.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the dressing over the crab mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Gently fold everything together until well combined, being careful not to break up the crab too much.<\/li>\n<li>Season with salt and black pepper to taste.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to blend.<\/li>\n<li>Serve chilled over lettuce, with crackers, or as a sandwich filling.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For the best flavor, use fresh crab meat when available.<\/li>\n<li>Imitation crab can also be used for a budget-friendly version.<\/li>\n<li>Add a little extra lemon juice for a brighter, fresher flavor.<\/li>\n<li>For a lighter salad, replace part of the mayonnaise with plain Greek yogurt.<\/li>\n<li>Keep refrigerated and enjoy within 2 days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Prep Time<\/h2>\n<p>15 minutes<\/p>\n<h2>Chill Time<\/h2>\n<p>30 minutes<\/p>\n<h2>Total Time<\/h2>\n<p>45 minutes<\/p>\n<h2>Servings<\/h2>\n<p>4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easy Crab Salad This Easy Crab Salad is creamy, fresh, and packed with delicious flavor! Made with tender crab meat,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7766"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7768,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7766\/revisions\/7768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}