55 seafood salad recipes

Thai pasta seafood salad tosses chilled shrimp and scallops with rice vermicelli, cucumbers, peppers, and cilantro in a peanut ginger dressing. A bright, refreshing summer dinner with a kick.

Quick seafood macaroni salad with shrimp, crab sticks, red bell pepper, celery, and onion in a creamy Miracle Whip and coleslaw dressing. Ready to chill in 15 minutes flat.

Lexington Avenue seafood salad with shrimp, crab, peas, cucumber, and celery in a horseradish-spiked Thousand Island yogurt dressing. A lighter deli-counter-style seafood salad.

Seafood cocktail salad with shrimp, avocado, honeydew, cantaloupe, orange, and strawberries on lettuce, dressed with a tangy cocktail-sauce-and-salad-dressing mix. A light summer main course.

Refreshing herring salad tosses pickled herring with tart apple, juicy orange segments, green pepper, and grated onion in a quick oil and vinegar dressing. No cooking required.

Imitation crab salad just like the deli case: flaked surimi tossed with celery, a light mayo and sour cream dressing, Old Bay, and celery seed. A cool, creamy seafood salad for sandwiches, crackers, or a bed of greens.

Sweet crab, tangy grapefruit on tender crisp on a bed of Boston lettuce drizzled with a perfectly balanced vinaigrette.

Classic tuna salad mixes canned tuna with celery, onion, garlic, parsley, and lemon juice in a creamy mayo base. The simple deli-style sandwich filling done right.

Orzo pasta salad chock full of textures (olives, peppers, sweet green peas) and succulent shrimp simply dressed with olive oil and wine vinegar.

Elegant mixed greens with crispy prosciutto, sweet shrimp, and crystallized ginger in sesame-rice vinegar dressing. Light yet satisfying salad ready in 20 minutes.

Fresh, quick and easy - shrimp and avocado in a lemon, tomato dressing seasoned with mint and cilantro.

Octopus and celery salad, a light Venetian classic of tender boiled octopus tossed with crisp raw celery, fruity olive oil, and bright lemon. A clean, low-fat seafood salad to serve with fresh bread.

Elegant crab and lobster salad plated with a fennel-orange side salad and a silky Courchamps sauce made with crab, tarragon, and Dijon. A refined no-cook seafood dish for special occasions.

Light crab salad with asparagus, water chestnuts, and green onions tossed in a tangy yogurt-horseradish dressing. A crisp, refreshing seafood salad that's low in fat.

Cajun shrimp macaroni salad with a zesty mayo dressing spiked with hot sauce, Worcestershire, lemon juice, mustard, and ketchup. A big-batch Southern potluck favorite.

Confetti crab salad with lump crab meat, chopped radishes, capers, and fresh parsley in a lemon-mayo dressing. A bright, no-cook seafood salad ready in 10 minutes.