Eggless Crab & Avocado Salad with Citrus Herb Dressing

Total time20 min

Prep time20 min

Cook time0 min

Eggless Crab & Avocado Salad with Citrus Herb Dressing

Fresh, vibrant, and genuinely impressive without a single complicated step, this crab and avocado salad is the kind of dish that looks like you spent way more effort than you actually did. Lump crab meat gets tossed with crisp cucumber, celery, scallion greens, and a generous handful of fresh herbs, then brought together with a bright citrus dressing built from olive oil, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, and a warm hit of turmeric and ginger. That golden dressing does a lot of heavy lifting — it's punchy, a little earthy, and ties every element of the bowl together beautifully. The avocado goes in last and gets folded gently so the cubes stay intact, giving you creamy pockets throughout rather than a mushy mess. Many crab salads lean on mayonnaise as their base, which automatically rules them out for anyone avoiding eggs — here, the dressing is entirely oil and citrus, so nothing is hidden or substituted, it's just genuinely built this way from the start. Serve it immediately with lemon wedges for an extra squeeze at the table, and don't skip the optional cilantro if you have it on hand.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the salad

1 lb lump crab meat, picked over for shells
2 ripe avocados, pitted, peeled, and cut into ¾-inch cubes
1 english cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
4 scallions (green tops only), thinly sliced
¼ cup fresh parsley, roughly chopped
2 tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped

For the dressing

3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
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Bertolli Extra Virgin D'Italiia Olive Oil 16.9oz
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2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
½ tsp ground turmeric
¼ tsp ground ginger
½ tsp fine sea salt, plus more to taste

For serving

1 tbsp fresh cilantro, roughly chopped (optional)
lemon wedges, for serving (optional)

Instructions

1
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, lemon zest, turmeric, ginger, and 1/2 tsp salt until the dressing is smooth and uniform in color.
2
In a large mixing bowl, combine the crab meat, cucumber, celery, scallion greens, parsley, and chives. Drizzle the dressing over the top and toss gently until everything is evenly coated.

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