Here’s a delicious, cold, Creamy Seafood Salad with Imitation Crab — perfect for sandwiches, crackers, wraps, or scooping onto lettuce. It’s super simple, creamy, and packed with flavor.
🦀 Creamy Seafood Salad (with Imitation Crab)
Serves: 4–6
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Chill Time: 30 minutes (optional but recommended)
⭐ Ingredients
- 1 lb imitation crab (flake or leg-style), chopped or shredded
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp sour cream or Greek yogurt (optional for extra creaminess)
- 1 stalk celery, finely minced
- 2–3 green onions, sliced (or 2 tbsp minced red onion)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning (or seafood seasoning)
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- Salt to taste
- Optional mix-ins:
- 1–2 tsp Dijon mustard
- Chopped dill or parsley
- Chopped hard-boiled egg
- 1 small diced cucumber
- A splash of hot sauce
🍽️ Instructions
1. Prepare the crab
- Chop imitation crab into bite-sized pieces or shred it with your hands for a flaky texture.
2. Mix the dressing
In a bowl, combine:
- Mayonnaise
- Sour cream (if using)
- Lemon juice
- Old Bay
- Garlic powder
- Pepper
- Salt (add at the end to avoid over-salting)
Whisk until smooth.
3. Combine
- Add the crab, celery, and green onions to the dressing.
- Stir gently to coat everything.
4. Chill (optional but recommended)
- Refrigerate 30 minutes to let flavors meld.
🍋 Serve With
- Crackers
- Croissants or buns (seafood rolls!)
- Lettuce wraps
- On a bed of greens
- Stuffed into tomatoes or avocados
- Tortilla wraps
🔥 Variations
Spicy Seafood Salad
- Add Sriracha, Cajun seasoning, or diced jalapeños.
Mediterranean Style
- Add olives, diced cucumber, dill, and a squeeze of lemon.
Hawaiian Style
- Mix in pineapple chunks and a little chopped celery and sweet onion.
Low-Cal Version
- Replace half the mayo with Greek yogurt.