Here’s a simple and delicious creamy seafood salad recipe—fresh, rich, and easy to make.
🥗 Creamy Seafood Salad
🦐 Ingredients
- 250g shrimp (prawns), peeled and cooked
- 1 cup crab meat (or imitation crab sticks, chopped)
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp plain yogurt (optional, for lighter taste)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp mustard sauce (optional but adds depth)
- 1 small cucumber, diced
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, chopped (optional but nice crunch)
- Salt & black pepper to taste
- ½ tsp garlic powder or 1 small garlic clove (optional)
- Fresh dill or parsley (optional garnish)
👩🍳 Instructions
- Prepare seafood
- If using raw shrimp, boil for 2–3 minutes until pink, then cool.
- Chop crab meat or imitation crab into bite-sized pieces.
- Make the creamy dressing
- In a bowl, mix mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon juice, mustard, salt, and pepper.
- Stir until smooth and creamy.
- Combine ingredients
- Add shrimp, crab, cucumber, onion, and celery into a large bowl.
- Pour dressing over and gently mix.
- Chill
- Refrigerate for 20–30 minutes for best flavor.
- Serve
- Garnish with parsley or dill.
- Serve cold as a salad, sandwich filling, or wrap stuffing.
🧠 Tips & Variations
- Add boiled eggs for extra protein.
- Use chili flakes or hot sauce if you like spice.
- Replace mayo with Greek yogurt for a lighter version.
- Add sweet corn for a slightly sweet crunch.
🍽️ Serving ideas
- On lettuce leaves (low-carb option)
- Inside sandwiches or pita bread
- With crackers as a snack or appetizer
If you want, I can also give you a restaurant-style version, a diet/weight-loss version, or a spicy Pakistani-style seafood salad.
