While you may love the newer version with shrimp, the original Louie (or Louis) salad is a crab dish that seems to have originated on the West Coast sometime in the late 19th or early 20th centuries.

Make the Louie dressing ... Peel, devein, and cut shrimp lengthwise. Open crab shells with scissors and remove meat. 3. Assemble the salad: Combine greens, tomatoes, cucumber, olives, hearts ...