Best Cold Seafood Salad (Small Batch) • Zona Cooks

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This Cold Seafood Salad has chopped imitation crab meat combined with onion and celery in a creamy dressing that is delicious and inexpensive.

This recipe is moderately low-carb, but not necessarily by Keto extreme low-carb guidelines.

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a bowl of small batch seafood salad with chopped imitation crab meat combined with onion and celery in a creamy mayonnaise dressing. — Cold Seafood Salad

Why I love this recipe

You can eat it as is, serve it with your favorite crackers, or use it to make a crab salad sandwich. This is a small batch copycat recipe of the crab salad sold in supermarkets and serves 2 – 4.

Expert Tips

You can use real lump crabmeat in this low-carb crab salad recipe but it is more expensive. Buy it fresh or by the can, and make sure to check it over really well for shells before adding it to this seafood salad recipe.

Try adding in some cooked shrimp or lobster meat.

FAQ’s

What is Imitation Crab made of?

Imitation crab is made from surimi, which is minced fish, like pollock, that has been formed into crab-like cuts. It is affordable and versatile. You can substitute it in almost any recipe that calls for shellfish. It contains omega-3s, is a good source of protein, low in carbs, cholesterol, and calories, and is low in fat.

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imitation crab meat chopped on a cutting board.

diced onions and celery on a cutting board.

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a bowl of cold seafood salad with chopped imitation crab meat combined with onion and celery in a creamy mayonnaise dressing. — Crab Meat Salad

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Cold Seafood Salad Recipe

Zona House

This Cold Seafood Salad takes just 8 ingredients and 4 steps to make.

4.46 from 127 votes

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Prep Time 10

Chill Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Course Side Dishes

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 122 kcal

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Ingredients

Instructions

Roughly chop the imitation crab meat on a cutting board.
Dice the onion and celery into small pieces.
In a medium bowl add all the ingredients together and stir until well coated.
Refrigerate for an hour before serving.

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Notes

Ingredient Notes and Substitutions – You can use real crab meat in this seafood salad recipe but it is more expensive. Buy it fresh or by the can, and make sure to check it over really well for shells before adding it to the salad.

You can use cooked shrimp instead of crab meat.

Try adding slivered almonds.

Greek yogurt can be used as a substitute for sour cream in this recipe. You could also omit the sour cream and just double the mayo if you prefer.

Storage – Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4-5 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 122kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 4gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 374mgPotassium: 49mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 156IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 0.1mg

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