Here’s a creamy seafood (crab) salad that’s fresh, flavorful, and super easy to make—perfect for sandwiches, lettuce wraps, or as a side:
🦀 Creamy Crab Salad Recipe
🥣 Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked crab meat (or imitation crab, chopped)
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard (optional)
- 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp red onion, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley (or dill)
- Salt and black pepper to taste
👩🍳 Instructions
- Prepare the Crab
- Gently shred or chop the crab meat into bite-sized pieces
- Make the Dressing
- In a bowl, mix mayonnaise, lemon juice, and mustard
- Combine
- Add crab, celery, onion, and herbs
- Mix gently so the crab stays chunky
- Season
- Add salt and pepper to taste
- Chill
- Refrigerate for 20–30 minutes for best flavor
😋 Serving Ideas
- On toasted bread or croissants 🥐
- In lettuce cups for a light meal 🥬
- With crackers as an appetizer
💡 Variations
- Spicy: Add a dash of hot sauce or chili flakes
- Healthy: Use Greek yogurt instead of some mayo
- Extra seafood: Mix in shrimp or tuna
If you want, I can give you a restaurant-style version or a budget-friendly imitation crab version that tastes just as good.
