Cajun Crab Salad Recipes

25 EASY CAJUN RECIPE COLLECTION

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a Cajun dish in 30 minutes or less!

CAJUN CRAB SALAD SANDWICH

Steps:

• If using fresh crabmeat, drain and pick over crab for bits of shell; if using imitation crabmeat, use kitchen shears to cut into small bite-sized pieces in a medium bowl.
• Add 1/8 cup chopped celery.
• In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, Miracle Whip, Louisiana Cajun Seasoning and/or Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning and a pinch of salt. (You may use more cajun/creole seasoning, if desired; just be aware of the saltiness and the heat of the seasoning.)
• Add to crabmeat; stir gently to combine.
• At this point you may smear your chosen bread with softened butter, or olive oil, and lightly toast in a toaster oven, place buttered side down in a medium-hot skillet to toast, or just leave it untoasted, your preferrence.
• Place lettuce on bun, then spoon on the crab mixture and add the top. Serve. Cover and refrigerate leftovers.

CAJUN CRAB AND SHRIMP PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Melt stick of butter in a saute pan and add garlic to taste.
• 2. Saute the shrimp over medium heat until no longer pink and add the cajun seasoning to taste. Remove from heat. Then add the crab meat, Mix well and set aside.
• 3. Add cooked pasta to a large mixing bowl along with chopped onion and mayo and sour cream.
• Now add, Onion powder, Garlic powder, Accent, Mrs. Dash and Sweet Relish and mix well. ALL SPICES ARE TO TASTE. DO NOT ADD ANY SALT TO PASTA MIX AS THE MEAT WILL ADD SALT.
• Add the meat mixture to the pasta mixture and mix well. If you. Eed to add more MAYO do no now.
• Transfer to a serving bowl and top with Cayenne pepper. Chill 2-3 hours and serve cold.

SHRIMP AND CRAB SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add shrimp and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; cook until shrimp are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer shrimp to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Drain and pat dry with paper towels.
• Combine celery, mayonnaise, 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon red onion, dill, remaining 4 teaspoons lemon juice, seafood seasoning, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
• Dice shrimp and crab. Add to the mayonnaise mixture and gently stir to coat. Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

PASTA SALAD WITH CRAB

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil; cook rotini at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain pasta and add to a large bowl with extra-virgin olive oil. Stir well, and refrigerate, about 30 minutes, while preparing the other ingredients.
• Combine bell pepper, broccoli, carrots, crabmeat, olives, and onion in a bowl. Add to pasta.
• Stir together mayonnaise, balsamic vinaigrette, Italian seasoning, and black pepper for the dressing in a small bowl and pour over the pasta salad. Mix to combine. Garnish with cherry tomatoes and serve at room temperature or chilled.

IMITATION CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil. Cover, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop.
• Trim crust from bread and dice into cubes.
• In a large bowl, combine the bread cubes, eggs, crab, celery, onion, mayonnaise, sour cream and salt and pepper. Mix together well and refrigerate until ready to serve.

CAJUN CRAB SPREAD (USING IMITATION CRAB)

Steps:

• In a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, mayonnaise, paprika, black pepper, garlic powder and ground red pepper with an electric mixer on medium speed till well combined.
• Stir in the imitation crab, chopped tomato and green onions.
• Cover and chill for 3-24 hours.