Seafood Salad

5 from 1 vote

Bursting with oceanic flavors and vibrant colors, seafood salad offers a tantalizing blend of textures and tastes that make it a perfect dish for any occasion. Whether you're hosting a backyard barbecue, planning a picnic by the beach, or simply craving a light and healthy meal, seafood salad is sure to delight your senses.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Course: Pasta, Salad, Seafood Recipes, Side Dish

Cuisine: Louisiana

Servings: people

Author: Matt Price

Equipment

1 Mr. Make It Happen Chef Knife or preferred kitchen knife
1 Mr. Make It Happen Skillet or preferred skillet
1 Large Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

Seafood:

½ lb medium shrimp or ½ lb of lobster
1 lb crab meat lump/claw/or combo

Dry Ingredients:

½ lb elbow macaroni

Produce:

1-2 stalks of diced celery
½ diced yellow onion
1 red bell pepper diced
1 lemon juice and zest
Green Onion - diced for garnish

Dairy:

1 tablespoon butter

Condiments:

½ cup mayo
¼ cup sweet relish
2-3 dashes hot sauce
2-3 dashes worcestershire sauce

Seasonings/Spices:

2 pinches of sugar to taste
Old Bay
Salt/pepper/garlic/onion powder

Instructions

Preparation:

Dice the celery, yellow onion, and red bell pepper.
Zest and juice the lemon.
Clean and prepare the shrimp, lobster, and crab meat as needed.

Cooking the Seafood:

In a skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of butter over medium heat.
Add the shrimp and lobster to the skillet and cook until the shrimp are pink and opaque, about 3-4 minutes. If using raw crab meat, add it here as well and cook until heated through. If using pre-cooked crab meat, add it after the shrimp and lobster are cooked.
Season to taste

Cooking the Pasta:

While the seafood is cooking, bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the elbow macaroni according to package instructions, usually about 8-10 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process.

Combining Ingredients:

In a large bowl, combine the cooked and drained elbow macaroni (wait until cooled until at least room temp), cooked seafood, diced onion, red bell pepper, and celery, and ½ cup of mayo.
Add the diced onion, red bell pepper, and celery.
Add ¼ cup of sweet relish, the juice and zest of 1 lemon, and 2 pinches of sugar.
Season with Old Bay, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder to taste.
Add 2-3 dashes of hot sauce and 2-3 dashes of Worcestershire sauce. Mix well to combine all ingredients.

Serving:

Garnish with diced green onion before serving. Best served chilled!

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