Best 15 Imitation Crab Salad Recipes

IMITATION CRAB AND PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package. Rinse until cool under cold tap water. Leave to drain well in a colander.
• Chop crab meat in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, chop all desired veggies. Add pasta and all seasonings. Fold in mayo (and sour cream, if using). Adjust mayo and seasonings to personal taste. Gently fold in the crab meat.
• Refrigerate. Stir again before serving, adding more mayo if needed.

PASTA SALAD WITH IMITATION CRAB

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add shells and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 9 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.
• Combine drained pasta, imitation crab, olives, bell pepper, green onions, and celery in a very large bowl.
• Whisk yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard, seasoning blend, soy sauce, and celery salt together in a small bowl. Pour dressing over pasta mixture and stir until well combined.
• Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

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.

IMITATION CRAB (OR LOBSTER) SALAD

Steps:

• Mix it all up and enjoy.
• Serving ideas:.
• Over a bed of lettuce.
• In an opened tomato.
• With more fruit around the edge.
• On crackers.
• As a sandwich.

IMITATION CRAB SALAD ON LETTUCE OR IN WRAP/PITA

Steps:

• Mix first 10 ingredients.
• Chill for at least one hour.
• Put on lettuce or in a wrap or in pita bread.
• *imitation crab meat is usually made from pollock.

IMITATION CRAB & CELERY SALAD

Steps:

• Combine crab meat and celery in a bowl.
• Mix Miracle Whip, onion and salt and pepper together.
• Pour over crab meat.
• Toss together and refrigerate for about 2 hours before serving.

IMITATION CRAB (SURIMI) AND AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Shred surimi and place in bowl.
• Slice avocado in half and twist to open. Carefully Lodge a knife in the seed and twist to remove.
• Score avocado into 1 inch by 1 inch sections and spoon into bowl.
• Add tomato, onion slivers, and cilantro.
• Squeeze 1/2 lime over the salad.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• Stir well and serve.

SIZZLER IMITATION CRAB SALAD COPYCAT

Steps:

• If using pasta, cook al dente and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine onion, celery and imitation crab meat.
• In a separate bowl, mix all dressing ingredients (beginning with mayonnaise.
• Pour dressing over crab mixture.
• Gently fold in cooked, cooled pasta.
• Toss lightly to combine.
• Cover and chill 2 hours to overnight before serving.
• Serve on Romaine or red lettuce leaf.
• Without pasta, may serve with crackers or inside of a sandwich. Garnish with radishes and mandarin orange slices.

SURIMI SALAD (IMITATION CRAB SALAD)

Steps:

• Hand knead Surimi in mixing bowl until large pieces are broken down into shreds. Set aside. Mix all remaining ingredients in separate mixing bowl until well blended. Add to Surimi and mix well. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour to infuse flavors. (Can be made the day before and left overnight). Serve chilled.

IMITATION CRAB PASTA SALAD RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package. Rinse until cool under tap water. Leave to drain well in a colander. Meanwhile, coarsely chop the crab meat in a medium bowl; set aside. In a large bowl, chop all desired veggies except for the tomato. Add pasta and seasonings to taste. Stir in desired amount of mayo. Gently fold in the crab meat. Refrigerate until serving time. To serve, stir again, adding more mayo if needed for creaminess. If using, fold in the seeded and diced tomato.

KANI SALAD (IMITATION CRAB SALAD)

Steps:

• Shred up the kani so it is in very thin strips.
• Cut the cucumber so it is in kani size strips.
• Mix with the mayonnaise.
• If you want more mayonnaise, add, but it should spread out evenly and shouldn't drench the kani and cucumber in it.
• Refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Add the flying fish roe and mix.

PASTA & IMITATION CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• 1. In a large pot of boiling water, add the vegetable oil and salt. Add the pasta, and cook pasta for 8 minutes and 30 seconds.
• 2. During the last 30 seconds of cooking time, add the broccoli. After the 30 seconds, immediately drain and rinse the pasta and broccoli under cold water in a colander.
• 3. While the pasta and broccoli is draining in the colander, add the carrots, onion, cheese, and imitation crab meat to a large bowl.
• 4. In another bowl mix together, the mayonnaise and Italian dressing. Use 1-cup of the dressing to mix into the salad, and reserve the other cup for later.
• 5. Incorporate the 1-cup of dressing into the large bowl of vegetables, cheese, and meat. Add the pasta and broccoli to the bowl; stir gently to mix the salad.
• 6. Season the salad with a bit of the freshly cracked black pepper. Sprinkle the parmesan cheese over the salad, and gently fold in the grape tomatoes. Cover the salad, and place it in the refrigerator to chill.
• 7. After 2-3 hours of refrigeration, and before serving the salad; stir in a 3/4 cup to 1-cup of the mayonnaise/Italian dressing. The extra dressing will keep the salad creamy and moist, even up to a day or two later.

IMITATION CRAB SALAD OR CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. For crab salad combine all ingredients, except for cheese. Chill for a few hours.
• 2. For casserole, combine all but cheese. Put into greased baking dish, top with cheese. Bake at 350' for 30 minutes.

IMITATION CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Toss imitation crab ,sweet onion, celery, dill pickle, sweet pickle relish, dill weed, salt, pepper, mayonnaise, mustard, and chives until combined. Chill.

IMITATION CRAB SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Gather and prep all ingredients.
• 2. In a medium size bowl, mix together well, mayonnaise (I recommend Duke's brand,) Old Bay seasoning, Lawry's seasoned salt, dill weed, minced shallot and grated carrot.
• 3. Add diced dill pickle and celery; mix well.
• 4. Chop imitation crabmeat into small bite-size pieces (or shred if you prefer.)
• 5. Add crabmeat to ingredients in bowl; mix well to combine.
• 6. Add capers and gently fold into mixture. Cover and refrigerate until served.