🥗 Seafood Salad
Seafood salad is a cold dish made with a mix of seafood, vegetables, and a creamy or tangy dressing. It’s light, refreshing, and often served as an appetizer or lunch.
🦐 Common Seafood Used
- Shrimp
- Crab meat (or imitation crab)
- Lobster
- Squid
- Scallops
🧾 Basic Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked shrimp (peeled and chopped)
- 1 cup crab meat or imitation crab
- ½ cup celery, finely chopped
- ¼ cup red onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Optional: fresh dill or parsley
👩🍳 Instructions
- Prepare seafood
Cook shrimp if raw, then chop into bite-size pieces. - Combine ingredients
In a bowl, mix shrimp, crab, celery, and onion. - Make dressing
Stir mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. - Mix together
Add dressing to the seafood mixture and stir gently. - Chill
Refrigerate for 30–60 minutes before serving.
🍽️ Serving Ideas
- On a bed of lettuce
- In sandwiches or rolls
- Stuffed into avocados
- With crackers or toasted bread
⭐ Tips
✔ Use fresh seafood for the best flavor.
✔ Add cucumber or bell peppers for extra crunch.
✔ A little Old Bay seasoning can add great seafood flavor.
If you want, I can also give you:
🦐 Restaurant-style creamy seafood salad recipe
🥗 Mediterranean seafood salad (olive oil dressing)
🍤 Simple 10-minute seafood salad.
