Keto Louis Salad. There are lots of things to be said of Keto Louis Salad and first, we should talk about the spelling of the name of this danged delicious salad. It can be spelled Louis or Louie but no matter how you spell it or where you see it on a menu, you will recognize what it is and Keto Louis Salad is as good as it is simple and delicious. I have always spelled it as Louis so that is the name of my salad. I have left it as traditional and simple with only seafood, tomatoes and hard boiled eggs but many people and restaurants add asparagus and many other ingredients. My personal opinion: That’s called a Chef’s Salad where just about anything goes including a dressing of your choice. This is a specific salad & dressing and again in my opinion, should be made as such. Keto Louis Salad can be made with either bay shrimp or pulled crab and I made it using both.
Now in theory, the salad is to made with the dressing going down over everything but the seafood with tons of freshly ground pepper and then with the seafood kind of as the crowning glory, but for visual purposes I put the dressing to the side so I could get a better picture and don’t forget tons of freshly cracked pepper.
I don’t know if a Shrimp or Crab Louis Salad is truly the “king” of salads but it has to stand as right up there at the top. The dressing is fabulous on a Rueben sandwich (if you can eat one) and no, Louis Dressing is NOT 1,000 Island Dressing. Other large salads to be eaten as dinner might be Caesar Salad, Bacon Broccoli Salad, Vietnamese Shrimp Bowl, Steak Salad, and the famous Cobb Salad.
I do not use much iceberg lettuce (I think maybe 2-3 recipes on the site) but there are times when it is the only lettuce you can use. If prepped properly it is about the crispiest lettuce that I know of and the directions are below for exactly how to do it. I don’t always advocate chopping lettuce with a knife because it causes the lettuce to “rust” quickly (it is better torn) but in this case it will be used relatively quickly so for convenience I do use a knife. The technique works with Romaine as well.
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- ½ C Mayonnaise
- 2 T Olive Oil
- 2 T Chili Sauce
- 2 T Sugar Free Ketchup
- 2 T Fresh Lemon Juice
- 2 T Finely Sliced Green Onion Tops
- 1 t Worcestershire Sauce
- ½ t Dijon Mustard
- ¼ t Onion Powder
- ¼ t Garlic Powder
- 8 C Crisp & Cold Chopped Iceberg Lettuce
- 1½ C Tomato Small Dice
- 4 Chopped Hard Boiled Eggs
- 1 Lb Bay Shrimp, Crab, Or Combo
- Lemon Wedges (Garnish)
- Freshly Cracked Pepper
- DRESSING
- Mix all ingredients well, put in a 1 cup jar, and refrigerate.
- SALAD GREENS
- Take off the outer leaves of the head (if badly wilted) and core it. Cut in half and then cut to desires piece sizes-optimally about 1”. Put into sink of cold water and swish it around. Drain the sink, shake off the excess water, put is a bowl, cover with film, and put in the fridge for at least an hour. This will be the crispiest lettuce ever and it works very well for most lettuce and no, you do not need ice. That crispy lettuce you get in a restaurant? Well, that’s how they do it-by the tubful.
- ASSEMBLY
- Put down lettuce, top with egg, then tomatoes, then sauce, then cracked pepper, and lastly sprinkle on the shrimp. Serve with a side wedge of lemon.
- 4 Servings
- 449 Calories, 9.1g Protein, 36.0g Fat, 14.3g Carbs, 4.8g Fiber, 9.5g Net Carbs
- Good Grief, this is good and is easily enhanced with asparagus, cucumbers or...