Easy Seafood Salad

Name: Easy Seafood Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 medium orange; 1 medium lemon; 1 medium lime; 1/2 pound peeled and deveined cooked shrimp, coarsely chopped; 1/2 pound refrigerated fresh or imitation crabmeat, coarsely chopped; 2 tablespoons finely chopped sweet onion; 2 tablespoons finely chopped sweet red pepper; Shredded lettuce; Assorted crackers

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield 4 servings

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Using just a few ingredients, this seafood salad puts the shrimp and crab front and center. Unlike some seafood recipes, this one is approachable for any homecook.

Ingredients

1 medium orange
1 medium lemon
1 medium lime
1/2 pound peeled and deveined cooked shrimp, coarsely chopped
1/2 pound refrigerated fresh or imitation crabmeat, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped sweet onion
2 tablespoons finely chopped sweet red pepper
Shredded lettuce
Assorted crackers

Directions

Into a large bowl, finely grate zest from orange. Cut orange crosswise in half; squeeze juice from orange. Repeat with lemon and lime. Add shrimp, crab, onion and pepper; toss to coat. Serve on lettuce with crackers.

Nutrition Facts

3/4 cup: 128 calories, 2g fat (0 saturated fat), 141mg cholesterol, 309mg sodium, 6g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 22g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat.

This super simple, deceptively delicious recipe was inspired by a seafood salad I had in the Bahamas that featured conch. I substituted crab and shrimp for the conch and liked it even more! —Cindy Heyd, Edmond, Oklahoma

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