Seafood Salad

4.82 from 33 votes

This Seafood Salad recipe only takes about 10 minutes to throw together and is so much better than what you buy at the grocery store.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: picnic recipe, sandwich

Servings: servings

Calories: 108kcal

Author: Lisa Longley

Ingredients

8 ounces imitation crab meat see note about using real crab meat
12 ounces salad shrimp thawed
1/2 small red onion diced small
2 stalks celery diced
3/4 cup mayonnaise (I used light)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning learn more about Old Bay Seasoning
1/2 tablespoon fresh dill or 1/2 teasoon dry dill
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (see note and if using table salt, start with half)
black pepper to taste

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the crab meat (broken up), shrimp, red onion, and celery.
In a small bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, Old Bay Seasoning, fresh dill, and salt. Taste and add pepper to taste.
Stir the dressing into the main ingredients and serve. This recipe can be stored in the refrigerator for up to four days in an air tight container.

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Notes

I have had a few people mention this is too salty. I think it is perfect as written, but tastes absolutely vary. You might want to leave out the salt and then add a little at a time to the sauce until you hit a taste you like.

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