Seafood salad recipes

Crab-Stuffed Egg and Tomato Salad



6 extra-large hard boiled eggs, shelled and halved

3/4 cup cooked or canned crab meat, finely flaked

1/3 cup mayonnaise

1 TBLS lemon juice

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp yellow mustard

1 tsp pimento, finely chopped (optional)

2-3 large ripe tomatoes, cored and sliced 1/2 inch

3-4 TBLS Greek or Caesar salad dressing


Halve eggs and scoop out yolks. In a bowl, combine yolks with mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, onion powder, mustard, pimento (if desired) and crab meat. Gently mix until well blended. Arrange tomato slices in a bowl or on a platter. Stuff crab mixture into egg halves, and place on tomatoes. If you find that you have more tomatoes than eggs, alternate arrangement by placing stuffed eggs on every other tomato slice. Lightly drizzle dressing on tomatoes only. Serves 4-6.



Tuna, cheddar and tomato salad



4 large size ripe tomatoes

2 regular size cans, solid white tuna, packed in water

1/2 cup extra sharp cheddar cheese, or any hard, strongly flavored cheese, finely grated.

1/2 cup celery, peeled and very finely chopped

2 1/2 TBLS bottled creamy ranch dressing or your favorite creamy dressing

1/2 head, iceberg lettuce


Drain liquid from tuna. Set aside. Cut tops off of tomatoes. Scoop out core, leaving about a 1/2 inch thickness. In a bowl, mix together tuna, cheddar, celery and dressing. Stuff tomatoes with tuna mixture, and serve on little nests of lettuce. Serves 4.



Salmon-apple Salad


2 cans skinless boneless salmon, drained (can sub. tuna or tiny shrimp)

1 cup red delicious apples, cored and diced

1 cup yellow delicious apples, cored and diced

½ cup mild cheddar cheese, diced small

1 tsp onion powder

½ tsp lemon juice

3 TBLS sour cream ranch dressing

1 head romaine lettuce

2 to 3 TBLS crisp cooked bacon, crumbled


In a large bowl, toss salmon, apples, cheese, onion powder and lemon juice with ranch dressing. Serve on a bed of lettuce leaves., and top with crumbled bacon. Serves 2 to 4.


June's Simple Tuna-Macaroni Salad

1/2 small box of elbow macaroni, cooked, rinsed and drained.
2 cans solid white tuna (can substitue chunk light tuna), drained & flaked
3/4 to 1 cup Helman’s Real Mayonnaise (or, more or less to taste)
1 TBLS onion powder or 2 tablespoons finely minced onion

Blend all ingredients together in a large bowl, then chill before serving. Serves 4 to 6.