Great Seafood Recipes

Serves 6

Ingredients:

4 cups lettuce leaves
2 cups snow peas
1 1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
2 cups cucumber, chopped
8 ounces lump crabmeat
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon dill weed
Salt and pepper

In a 2 1/2-quart bowl with a cover, layer lettuce, peas, red pepper, cucumber and crabmeat. Combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, sugar and dill; spread over the crab. Cover and chill several hours or overnight. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve chilled.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

For the stuffing:
5 slices firm white bread
1/4 cup finely chopped shallots
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 cup butter , melted
1/4 pound crabmeat, flaked
To finish the dish:
4 whole red snappers, cleaned
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
5 tablespoons butter, softened
3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup chopped green onions
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Makes 2 cups

Ingredients:

1/3 cup half and half
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup crab meat, flaked
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix together all ingredients. Bake in a gratin dish for 20 minutes.

Serves 6

Ingredients:

3 cups cooked shrimp, peeled, deveined and coarsely chopped
1 small onion, minced
1/2 cup olive or vegetable oil
3 limes, juiced
Salt and pepper
3 cups cooked rice
2 large avocados, peeled, seeded, and diced
1/2 cup chopped pitted green olives
3 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
3 jalapeno peppers, seeded, deveined, and finely chopped
Whole shrimp to garnish (optional)
Cilantro for garnish (optional)

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 slice bacon
3 medium onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
4 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 medium tomato, peeled and chopped
3 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese
4 drops Tabasco sauce
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 dash black pepper

Cook bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towel. Sauté onion and garlic in drippings until soft. Drain on paper towel. Coarsely chop the shrimp. Crumble bacon and place in a crockpot along with the other ingredients.