Seafoodsaladcrabsaladspread Recipes

SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the quartered celery, smashed garlic, half of the lemon juice, 10 cups water, and salt and pepper to taste in a large saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil, then uncover, add the carrots and cook 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook until opaque, about 4 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the carrots and shrimp to a colander and rinse under cold water. Return the water to a boil, add the scallops and cook until opaque, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the scallops with a slotted spoon, add to the colander and rinse under cold water.
• Ladle out 1/3 cup of the poaching liquid; set aside to cool. Dice half of the avocado and combine with the sliced celery, lettuce, capers and croutons in a large bowl. Add the carrots, shrimp and scallops.
• Puree the remaining avocado half in a blender with the reserved poaching liquid, the remaining lemon juice, the caper brine, chopped garlic, mayonnaise, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Toss with the salad and season with salt and pepper.

MIXED SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• For the court bouillon: Combine the white wine, peppercorns, thyme, bay leaves, dill, serranos, lemons and fennel in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then add 8 cups room temperature water and the shrimp. Put the squid and the scallops in a fine-mesh strainer and lower them directly into the court bouillon. Gently poach the seafood until cooked through and tender, about 15 minutes. Remove the seafood to a plate, strain the court bouillon into a bowl, and then add the seafood back to the court bouillon. Add a few ice cubes to cool the liquid down. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• For the seafood salad: In a large mixing bowl, combine the lemon zest and juice, olive oil, oregano and black pepper. Whisk well. With a slotted spoon, remove the chilled seafood from the court bouillon and add it to the bowl along with the cherry tomatoes, olives, pepperoncinis and bell peppers. Toss well.
• Arrange a bed of arugula on a large serving platter. Mound the seafood salad on top and garnish with the feta and capers. Serve immediately.

SEAFOOD SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine crabmeat, vegetables, mayo and mustard. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Unfold pastry sheets onto baking sheets; brush with egg white. Sprinkle with poppy seed. Cut each sheet into 18 (3x1-1/2-inch) rectangles. Do not separate rectangles.
• Bake 25 min. Transfer pastry to wire racks; cool completely. Separate pastry into rectangles. Split each rectangle horizontally in half. Spoon 1 Tbsp. crabmeat mixture onto bottom half of each split rectangle; cover with top of rectangle.

CRAB SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Blend mayonnaise and seafood seasoning in medium bowl. Mix in celery and onion. Add crabmeat and stir gently to combine without breaking up crabmeat. Season to taste with pepper.
• Place bottoms of rolls on plates. Mound half of crab salad, then lettuce on each. Set tops of rolls over and press sandwiches slightly to compact.

EASY SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• Gently mix the shrimp, imitation crabmeat, cabbage, celery, and green onions together in a large bowl. Stir the mayonnaise and sugar together in a separate bowl until the sugar is dissolved into the mayonnaise; add to the shrimp mixture and gently stir until all ingredients are evenly coated.
• Refrigerate for 3 hours to allow the cabbage to soften and the flavors to blend.

OPEN-FACED CRAB SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, salt and pepper. Stir in the crab, cheese, red pepper, onions and celery. Spoon over bread halves. , Place on a baking sheet. Broil 5 in. from the heat for 7-8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cut into 3-in. pieces.

SEAFOOD SALAD/CRAB SALAD SPREAD

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and seafood salad.
• On a dinner sized plate, mold mixture into a ring, leaving room on outside of ring for crackers.
• Pour cocktail sauce in the middle of ring.
• Chill until served.
• Arrange cracker assortment around plate, outside of salad ring.

COLD SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• Roast red and yellow peppers over a gas flame or under a broiler until blackened. Place in a paper bag to cool. Peel and seed peppers, and cut into strips. Set aside until ready to use.
• Poach seafood separately in simmering salted water. Cook mussels and clams until shells open, 5 to 7 minutes. Cook scallops, shrimp, and calamari until opaque, 5 to 7 minutes. Discard any unopened mussels and clams. Drain all the seafood and let cool; set aside until ready to use.
• In a small bowl, whisk together oil, lemon juice, garlic, red-pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste.
• In a large serving bowl, combine cooled seafood (keep mussels and clams in their shells), pepper strips, artichoke hearts, olives, and basil. Pour dressing over salad; mix to coat thoroughly. Serve immediately.

EASY SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• Finely grate zest from orange. Cut orange crosswise in half; squeeze juice from orange. Transfer zest and juice to a large bowl. Repeat with lemon and lime. Add shrimp, crab, onion and pepper; toss to coat. Serve on lettuce with crackers.

BAKED SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Flake crab meat, removing bits of membrane.
• Combine crab meat, shrimp, green pepper, onion, celery and mayonnaise.
• Add salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce.
• Place in individual; shells or in shallow baking dish like a pie plate.
• Top with bread crumbs, dot with butter.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle with paprika and serve with lemon wedges.