Seafood Salad
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Seafood Salad
Description
The recipe for Seafood Salad involves briefly boiling shrimp with lemon to cook them until opaque, then shocking in ice water to stop cooking and preserve texture. The salad mixes chopped celery and minced red onion with the seafood to offer crisp contrasts to the tender proteins. Old Bay seasoning incorporates a balanced blend of spices, giving the salad a subtle warmth and complexity. Lemon juice adds acidity to brighten flavors, and dill lends herbaceous freshness blended through the mayonnaise-based dressing.
This salad works well as a light lunch or as a chilled appetizer. Its texture combines the soft shellfish pieces with crunchy vegetables, making it appealing and easy to eat. It can be garnished with extra fresh dill for aroma and presentation. The salad keeps well in the refrigerator for up to two days.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces imitation crab meat flaked style or sticks cut into slices
- 8 ounces Shrimp I use 51-60 count for this recipe, raw
- 1 lemon quartered
- 1/2 cup celery finely diced
- 3 tablespoons red onion minced
- 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 tablespoons dill chopped, plus more for garnish, fresh
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the quartered lemon.
- Add the shrimp to the pot and cook for 1-2 minutes or until pink and opaque. Transfer the shrimp to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process.
- Drain the shrimp then pat dry.
- Place the shrimp, imitation crab, celery, red onion, Old Bay seasoning, lemon juice, salt, pepper, mayonnaise and dill in a bowl. Toss gently to coat.
- Garnish with additional fresh dill and serve, or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 317 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 317kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 160mg | 53% |
| Sodium | 648mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 126mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 75IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 18.6mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 94mg | 9% |
| Iron | 1.5mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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