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.
Seafood Salad is one of my weaknesses. You will note, that as a food blogger and generally weird person, I have odd weaknesses. Croutons, Spicy V8, and pickles are also on the list.
While it is so simple to buy Seafood Salad from the grocery store deli, I would urge you to make your own instead. It is so incredibly easy and a recipe that you will fall in love with.
Seafood Salad Ingredients
This salad comes together with just a few simple ingredients.
- Imitation Crab Meat
- Salad Shrimp
- Red Onion
- Celery
- Mayonnaise
- Lemon Juice
- Old Bay Seasoning
- Dill
- Salt & Pepper
How to Make Seafood Salad
This seafood salad recipe is very simple to make.
- Mix together the main ingredients: Imitation crab meat, shrimp, onion and celery.
- Mix together the dressing ingredients: mayonnaise, lemon juice, old bay seasoning, dill, salt and pepper.
- Mix the dressing into the main ingredient.
What Shrimp to Buy
When making this salad we always just buy frozen salad shrimp. You can buy it pre cooked and all you have to do is thaw it. It is already perfectly cooked
Imitation vs. Real Crab Meat
I have dealt with a lot of criticism over using imitation crab meat in my Crab Pasta Salad. Guys, I’m fine with it. I love the stuff.
That being said, I also love real crab meat. It’s delicious! The reason for using imitation crab meat in this and my other recipes is twofold.
- Imitation crab meat is cheaper than real crab meat. Using imitation means more people can make my recipes.
- It hold up better in salads like this.
All of that being said, if you would like to use lump crab meat, go for it! Buy it fresh or by the can, and just make sure that you pick over it really well for shells before adding it to the salad.
Old Bay Seasoning
Old Bay Seasoning is a great seasoning that is really popular in New England cooking, specifically related to seafood. I love it in my Shrimp Pasta Salad and often people use it to replace Spike in my Crab Pasta Salad.
You can usually find it with the spices and seasonings and it contains:
- Celery Salt
- Red Pepper
- Black Pepper
- Paprika
Or you can make Homemade Old Bay Seasoning.
How Long Does This Last
This recipe will keep in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days when stored in an airtight container. I do not recommend freezing this recipe.
How to Eat Seafood Salad
I think that seafood salad is great on it’s own. But it is also delicious eaten on a croissant or a bun as a seafood salad sandwich. You could also serve it in lettuce or endive cups as an appetizer.
Other Great Salads
If you are putting out a spread some other great salad recipes are:
If you make this Seafood Salad recipe or any of my other recipes, leave me a comment and let me know what you think! I love hearing from you.
Seafood Salad
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.
Notes
Corey J says
Tried this recipe and it came out excellent, Thank you
I’m so happy you liked it, Corey!
Cynthia says
I made the seafood salad and it was easy to make and tasted very good. Highly recommend this recipe.
Sandie says
I recommend using half or quarter of the amount of Old Bay seasoning. It was way too salty for my tastes. I mixed in some shredded lettuce, which helped. Otherwise, easy to make and delicious.
Janice says
Would this seafood salad be good on little pastry cups as an appetizer
I haven’t tried that, but it sounds delicious!
Norma Hensley says
I will probably use this at my wedding anniversary. Thanks!
I hope you enjoy it!
Hal Brindley says
I’ve made this 3 times already and have enjoyed it each time. I serve it on lettuce or salad with a little oil and vinegar and my favorite is on a garlic buttered toasted roll with some greens and/or melted cheese. Yum!
I’m so happy to hear you enjoy it so much!
Tina says
This salad was fabulous and so easy to put together in just a few minutes. I’ll definitely be making this again SOON!
I’m so glad that you liked it!
Marylou Valdez says
I really love the seafood recipes,soo good
Kim Bates says
I just put this together. Only added 1 teaspoon of Old Bay and it is very salty already- did not add any extra salt but did add a teaspoon of sugar and that helped.
Cant wait to have it for dinner!
Corene says
I made this yesterday, and it was delicious. I’ve never made seafood salad, so I’m glad I started with this recipe. Another review mentioned about it being too salty, so I only used the Old Bay. Perfect.