What Makes This Recipe So Good
It’s incredibly versatile! Serve it as a sandwich, over a bed of lettuce, or on its own for a simple, yet delicious meal.A sprinkle of Old Bay seasoning and a touch of fresh dill offer tons of flavor, though still allow the seafood to shine. This recipe ensure that the star of our show, seafood, remains the star. You will still be able to taste and enjoy that amazing seafood flavor!The texture of this seafood salad is spot-on! Delicate imitation crab meat, tender shrimp, and crunchy celery all work to balance each other out. The result is both creamy and crunchy is every bite.
Key Ingredients
Imitation Crab Meat – The base of every seafood salad is imitation crab meat. It’s made from a blend of mild white fish, starch, and seasoning to form a product that is very similar to real crab meat. You could swap this out for real crab meat if you’d like, though it’s a lot easier to use the more traditional imitation crab meat. Shrimp – The smaller the shrimp, the better. We’re looking for bite-sized pieces of shrimp, so if you’re shrimp is too large simply chop them up before adding to your salad. Fresh Dill – Fresh dill is best in this recipe, though you can use dried dill if you’d like. If using dried dill, start with just 1/2 teaspoon and work your way up from there. Dried herbs yield a much stronger flavor than fresh, so keep that in mind!
Chef’s Tips
Keep an eye on your shrimp as they cook! They only take just a couple of minutes to fully cook. Fully cooked shrimp will be completely opaque and pink in color.Adjust the seasoning of your seafood salad after it’s chilled. Leaving it to sit in the fridge for an hour allows the flavors to develop, so it will taste very different from the time you put it in to when you take it out! Do this to avoid over-seasoning, as seafood is very delicate.Use whatever seafood you’d like in this salad! As long as the total weight of seafood comes to one pound, you are free to experiment. Some other great options would be cooked scallops or chopped lobster meat.
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