Crab Salad Recipe
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Simple Shrimp Crab Salad
This simple shrimp crab salad is so easy anyone can do it. Just mix your seafood and let it marinate in Italian dressing and lemon juice and you will be rewarded with a light, refreshing seafood salad. You can use the tiny bay shrimp or larger shrimp if you prefer. This simple salad can be made ahead of time so you can have time to prepare other dishes for your meal. Let the salad take care of itself.
Serve this delicious crab salad recipe as an appetizer or side dish. It could also be a main dish for lunch if you served it with some fresh greens or bread. Garnish it with slices of cucumber and lemon, cherry tomatoes and fresh lettuce leaves for a lovely presentation. This salad definitely makes the most of your seafood. Let it marinate and soak up some of the Italian dressing seasonings. Spoon it out using a slotted spoon so the extra liquid remains in the dish instead of on your plate. It is really delicious.
This salad makes the most of your seafood ingredients, yet you do not need to worry about buying a lot of seafood unless you are feeding a lot of people. The sweetness of the crab and shrimp come through the seasonings nicely. This is a wonderful seafood salad for anyone who does not care for heavy dressings or who really wants to enjoy the fresh flavor of the seafood without a lot of distractions.
Shrimp and Crab Salad
Ingredients -
1 pound cooked small shrimp, peeled and deveined
¼ pound crab meat, shredded
1 cup Italian dressing
2 Tablespoons fresh parsley, finely minced
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Preparation:
Combine the shrimp, crab, dressing, parsley, and lemon juice into an airtight container. Cover and let chill in the refrigerator for several hours to marinate.
Serve the salad on lettuce leaves, using a slotted spoon to remove excess liquid.
(Serves 8)
Photo Description:
This light and refreshing shrimp crab salad is perfect for anyone who does not care for thick dressings. The shrimp and crab are marinated in Italian dressing and lemon juice, giving them a wonderful, refreshing flavor that brings out their sweet qualities. This is a terrific crab salad for an appetizer. You can dish up each serving in a glass to make it more elegant or you can do as we did and put it on a plate with lemon and cucumber slices. Make your crab salad according to your needs.
