This spring salad is inspired by the color and variety of a traditional cobb salad, but it features wild-caught Dungeness crab meat rather than the usual combination of chicken and bacon. This Alaskan riff on cobb salad elevates the meal with a delicately sweet-salty flavor profile. Enjoy the Dungeness crab cobb salad as a hearty side or portion it out as a full meal.
Feel free to follow this recipe loosely, preparing it with asparagus in the springtime and swapping in a seasonal alternative such as roasted green beans or strips of summer squash as the weather warms up and a variety of produce hits its peak at the markets. And while some people feel that blue cheese dressing is ideal for cobb salad, any dressing will do — this recipe suggests an Italian-style dressing to ensure that the flavor of the crab shines through.
Much of the time you’ll spend making this recipe is dedicated to prep work. To streamline things, you can use pre-picked Dungeness crab meat to cut down on the prep time significantly. However, you can also pick the crab meat yourself from Snap & Eat Dungeness Crab.
For another version of this delicious salad, try a Cobb Salad With Hot Smoked Sockeye Salmon.
