Description
This is a cool summertime salad, great for cook-outs, family reunions, or parties. You can also make your own variations, by adding more, less, or different ingredients, seasonings, or seafood. This variation is a favorite of my family.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, diced
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 pound scallops, rinsed and patted dry
- 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained and flaked
- 1 (12 ounce) can water packed tuna, drained and flaked
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning, such as Old Bay™
- 1 cup mayonnaise, or to taste
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 5 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
- 1 hard-cooked egg, sliced
- ½ teaspoon paprika, as garnish
Instructions
- Heat oil over medium heat in a large skillet and add onions
- stirring until translucent
- about 7 minutes. Add shrimp
- scallops
- crab meat and tuna. Cook until shrimp are pink and the scallops are opaque
- 8 to 10 minutes. Season with salt
- pepper
- and Old Bay Seasoning. Remove from heat.
- Whisk together the mayonnaise
- mustard
- garlic powder
- oregano
- turmeric and sugar in a large bowl. Mix in the bell pepper
- celery and chopped eggs.
- Add seafood and toss until evenly combined. Garnish with eggs slices and sprinkle with paprika.
- Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours or overnight before serving to let flavors blend.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 17 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 47 mins
Servings: 30