Seafood Salad with Lemon Garlic Dressing
Fresh, vibrant, and bursting with flavor, this Seafood Salad with Lemon Garlic Dressing is the perfect light yet satisfying dish for any occasion. Packed with tender shrimp, juicy crab, and crisp veggies, it’s tossed in a zesty homemade lemon garlic dressing that brings everything together beautifully.
Ingredients
- For the Seafood Salad
- 1 cup shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 cup calamari rings
- 1 cup crab meat (fresh or imitation)
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 small cucumber, diced
- 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped dill
- 3 cups mixed greens or romaine (optional)
- For the Lemon Garlic Dressing
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add shrimp and cook for 2–3 minutes until pink; remove and cool.
- In the same pot, add calamari rings and cook for 1–2 minutes until tender; avoid overcooking.
- Drain and place cooked seafood in a bowl to cool completely.
- Dice cucumber, slice onion, chop bell pepper, and halve tomatoes.
- Add all chopped vegetables to the cooled seafood.
- Add fresh parsley and dill.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together lemon juice, lemon zest, olive oil, garlic, Dijon, honey, salt, and pepper.
- Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
- Pour dressing over the seafood mixture.
- Toss gently to avoid breaking the seafood pieces.
- Serve over a bed of greens or mixed into the salad.