Ingredients

  • 1 cup minced celery
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped green ripe or pimiento-stuffed olives
  • About 1/3 cup mayonnaise or plain nonfat yogurt
  • 3/4 pound shelled cooked Dungeness crab
  • Salt and pepper
  • Lemon juice
  • 3 jars (6 oz. each) marinated artichoke hearts
  • 8 to 10 large iceberg or butter lettuce leaves, rinsed and crisped
  • 8 to 10 firm-ripe tomato slices (about 3 1/2 in. wide and 1/2 in. thick)
  • Paprika

Method

  • Mix celery, olives, and 1/3 cup mayonnaise. Gently mix in crab. Add salt, pepper, and lemon juice to taste.
  • Drain artichokes and save marinade. If artichoke hearts are whole, cut lengthwise into halves or quarters.
  • Place a lettuce leaf on each plate and lay a slice of tomato on the lettuce. Mound crab mixture equally onto tomato slices and arrange artichokes beside tomatoes. Drizzle salads lightly with artichoke marinade.
  • If desired, top crab mixture with a small dollop of mayonnaise. Dust salads lightly with paprika.