Cold Crab Salad with Sweet Corn and Black Olives

Cold Crab Salad combines king crab meat, black olives, sweet corn, and eggs. This salad is fresh, beautiful, and tastes good- it makes the perfect summer salad!

Time for lunch, let’s see what’s on the menu!

I know you need a break from your same old lunch routine. How many sandwiches can a person eat? Let’s shake things up a bit.

We’re having salad for lunch today. Not with those hearty, leafy greens either. Nope. This salad is full of delicious crab meat!

I have a little trick for making crab salad the best dish you’ll have: leave the imitation crab meat back in the store. Add in some perfect, real, and fresh crab!

Sorry sandwich, there’s no competition here. Fresh crab meat has my heart. With an easy recipe like this, there’s no missing out on sweet summer corn and lump crab meat.

If you’re a seafood lover like me, you’ve probably had crab salad before. And if you’re just as obsessed as me, you probably stare down the crab salad at the salad bar. I can’t just walk past it while grocery shopping.

I know the thoughts that come up in your head. Because they come up in mine too:

Do they use real crab?

Does that even make a difference from that imitation stuff?

How much mayo is in there?

I’d probably be better off eating pizza – that salad is probably so many calories.

How long has it been sitting there anyway?

Get rid of those doubts with one simple trick:

Listen: you’re better off making crab salad at home. In fact, you’re so much better off because this recipe is downright delicious.

You know exactly what goes in it. And you can make as much, or as little (okay who are we kidding here, there’s no such thing as just a little bit of crab salad) as you’d like. This main dish is the main character today. How can we complain when it’s one of the best things to happen to a menu?

Lots of delicious comfort food includes chicken soup and grilled cheese. For me, it has this corn crab salad recipe. This classic dish makes an easy lunch or game day snack.

Maybe it’s prime blue crab season: the perfect excuse to whip up this salad! This quick and easy dish is one of the best ways to enjoy fresh crab meat.

What about that imitation crab option?

Imitation crab meat does not compare. If you’ve had it, then compared with real crab, there’s just a unique flavor to the crab that stands out. Alaskan king crab legs? *Chef’s kiss*

The best flavors come from real crab, not “krab” meat. This great recipe makes this seafood salad one that truly has real seafood! Don’t forget: imitation crab recipes can easily become “real crab recipes” with just one change.

Key Ingredients

Crab. Cooked and shredded.

Hard-boiled eggs. Mmmm.

Fresh corn kernels. It brings the vibrant freshness you look forward to in a salad.

Black olives. The perfect kick.

Green onions. Because this is a salad after all. And green onions are so refreshing in a salad.

Mayonnaise. We’re not drenching the salad with this like your local grocery store. Just enough to bring everything together.

and sea salt and pepper to taste.

This seafood salad recipe needs to be your next lunch. I know it’s going to be mine!

And if you’re looking for an easy crab salad recipe, here you go! Serve it as a side dish or make it the main part of your meal.

Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.

Expert Tips

• Use real crab meat for the best flavor, texture, and benefits. It doesn’t compare to imitation crab meat!
• Feel free to spice up this salad with cayenne pepper or paprika.
• Garnish with finely chopped fresh parsley, fresh dill, or other fresh herbs for a bright green touch and great presentation.
• Serve this seafood salad in butter lettuce wraps for a beautiful presentation.
• No need to make a complicated salad dressing or vinaigrette- the creamy dressing to this salad is simply mayonnaise!

Recipe FAQs

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