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 mayonnaise dressing that is delicious and inexpensive. You can eat it as is or serve it with your favorite crackers or on a hoagie sandwich roll.

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.

This is a small batch copycat recipe of the crab salad sold in super markets and serves 2 – 4.

a bowl of seafood salad with chopped imitation crab meat combined with onion and celery in a creamy mayonnaise dressing and text reading recipe at zonacooks.com seafood salad. — Cold Seafood Salad

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

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, calories, and is low in fat.

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How to make Crab Meat Salad

Roughly chop the imitation crab meat on a cutting board.

imitation crab meat chopped on a cutting board.

Dice the onion and celery into small pieces.

diced onions and celery on a cutting board.

In a medium bowl add all the ingredients together and stir until well coated.

a bowl filled with imitation crab meat salad mixed together. — Crab Salad Recipe

Refrigerate for an hour before serving.

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

This Cold Seafood Salad has chopped imitation crab meat combined with onion and celery in a creamy mayonnaise dressing that is delicious, inexpensive, and low-carb. You can eat it as is or serve it with your favorite crackers or on a hoagie sandwich roll.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Chill Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 pound imitation crab meat
1/4 small onion
1 small celery stalk
1/8 cup mayonnaise
1/8 cup sour cream
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon dill
Table salt to taste
Black pepper to taste

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.

Notes

You can use real lump 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.