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Seafood Salad Lettuce Boats

Recipe by Bobbie Keefer
I love seafood salad from the deli but it is so expensive. I make a replica of it with imitation crab and salad shrimp and it is just as good! Serve it on a lettuce wedge with crackers for an impressive presentation!
Seafood Salad Lettuce Boats
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Yield: 8 hearty servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup salad dressing (Miracle Whip type)
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1/4 red onion, chopped
  • 1 pound imitation crab meat
  • 1 pound salad shrimp
  • 1 head lettuce, cut in 8 wedges
  • Crackers, optional

Instructions

  1. Pulse mayonnaise, salad dressing, sugar, salt, and pepper in blender or chopper until mixed.
  2. Add celery, onion, and crab. Pulse a few times to relish consistency. Spoon in bowl. Add shrimp and mix together.
  3. To serve, put a lettuce wedge on a plate. Score the center and pull apart to form a boat. Spoon seafood salad down the center. Serve with crackers, if desired.

Cook's notes

Chopping the celery and onion before adding them to the chopper makes them chop easier.
Stop and stir often. Do not over chop or it will become a paste.