Ingredients

6 cups romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
1 can crabmeat (6 ounces), drained
1 cup diced ripe tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
2 tablespoons cholesterol-free bacon bits
1/4 cup prepared low-sugar dressing or olive oil vinaigrette

Instructions

Chill 2 plates. Arrange the lettuce on a large serving platter. Arrange the crabmeat, tomatoes, blue cheese, and bacon bits in rows over the lettuce.
Right before serving the crab salad, drizzle some dressing evenly over the salad and toss well. Transfer to the 2 chilled plates.

This recipe comes from The South Beach Diet by Arthur Agatston, M.D. The South Beach Diet, as well as the Atkins Diet are both based on cutting carbohydrates from your daily food intake. Seafood is a great carbohydrate-free addition to any diet. There are absolutely no carbohydrates in blue crab, fish, shrimp, lobster, or shellfish.

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