Large Batch Seafood Salad
Large Batch Seafood Salad
Ingredients
For the Salad Base
- 1 pound rotini noodles, cooked according to package directions and cooled
- 1 1/2 pounds crab meat, drained and flaked (claw or lump crab meat)
- 2 cups celery, finely diced
- 1 pound shrimp, cooked, peeled, deveined, and chopped
- 1 pound imitation crab meat, flaked or chopped
For the Dressing
- 60 fluid ounces mayonnaise
- 1 cup regular yellow mustard
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup garlic powder
- 1/4 cup onion powder
- 1/4 cup Old Bay seasoning
- 2 tablespoons seasoned salt
- 1 tablespoon McCormick Salad Supreme Seasoning
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar, optional
Instructions
- 1
Ensure you have a base mixture of cooked and cooled rotini noodles, drained and flaked crab meat (real and/or imitation), finely diced celery, and cooked, chopped shrimp already combined in large pans or a very large mixing bowl.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
In a separate large mixing bowl, add the 60 fluid ounces of mayonnaise.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Add 1 cup of regular yellow mustard to the bowl with the mayonnaise.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Pour in 1/4 cup of Dijon mustard.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Add 1/4 cup of lemon juice.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Add 1/4 cup of garlic powder.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Add 1/4 cup of onion powder.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Add 1/4 cup of Old Bay seasoning.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Add 2 tablespoons of seasoned salt.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Add approximately 1 tablespoon of McCormick Salad Supreme Seasoning.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Thoroughly mix all the sauce ingredients together in the bowl until well combined and smooth.
⏱️ 3 min
- 12
Taste the prepared sauce. Adjust seasonings if necessary. If the sauce does not taste right, the final seafood salad will not taste right.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
Pour the mixed sauce over the rotini, seafood, and vegetable mixture in the large pans or mixing bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 14
Using a large spoon or similar utensil, mix all the ingredients in the pans until everything is evenly coated with the sauce.
⏱️ 3 min - 15
Sprinkle 1/4 cup of granulated sugar over the entire mixed seafood salad. This step is optional but recommended for balance.
⏱️ 1 min
- 16
Mix the sugar into the salad until evenly distributed.
⏱️ 2 min
- 17
The Seafood Salad is now ready to be served. For best flavor, chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Large Batch Seafood Salad
For the Salad Base
- 1 pound rotini noodles, cooked according to package directions and cooled
- 1 1/2 pounds crab meat, drained and flaked (claw or lump crab meat)
- 2 cups celery, finely diced
- 1 pound shrimp, cooked, peeled, deveined, and chopped
- 1 pound imitation crab meat, flaked or chopped
For the Dressing
- 60 fluid ounces mayonnaise
- 1 cup regular yellow mustard
- 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup garlic powder
- 1/4 cup onion powder
- 1/4 cup Old Bay seasoning
- 2 tablespoons seasoned salt
- 1 tablespoon McCormick Salad Supreme Seasoning
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar, optional
Instructions
- 1
Ensure you have a base mixture of cooked and cooled rotini noodles, drained and flaked crab meat (real and/or imitation), finely diced celery, and cooked, chopped shrimp already combined in large pans or a very large mixing bowl.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
In a separate large mixing bowl, add the 60 fluid ounces of mayonnaise.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Add 1 cup of regular yellow mustard to the bowl with the mayonnaise.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Pour in 1/4 cup of Dijon mustard.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Add 1/4 cup of lemon juice.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Add 1/4 cup of garlic powder.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Add 1/4 cup of onion powder.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Add 1/4 cup of Old Bay seasoning.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Add 2 tablespoons of seasoned salt.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Add approximately 1 tablespoon of McCormick Salad Supreme Seasoning.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Thoroughly mix all the sauce ingredients together in the bowl until well combined and smooth.
⏱️ 3 min - 12
Taste the prepared sauce. Adjust seasonings if necessary. If the sauce does not taste right, the final seafood salad will not taste right.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
Pour the mixed sauce over the rotini, seafood, and vegetable mixture in the large pans or mixing bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 14
Using a large spoon or similar utensil, mix all the ingredients in the pans until everything is evenly coated with the sauce.
⏱️ 3 min - 15
Sprinkle 1/4 cup of granulated sugar over the entire mixed seafood salad. This step is optional but recommended for balance.
⏱️ 1 min - 16
Mix the sugar into the salad until evenly distributed.
⏱️ 2 min - 17
The Seafood Salad is now ready to be served. For best flavor, chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
⏱️ 1 min