On the lookout for thrilling salad choices to stage up your subsequent seasonal meal, picnic packer, or BBQ aspect? Crab meat salads are the best way to go! This buttery, succulent protein works so properly in so many basic coastal creations, you’ll marvel why you hadn’t included it earlier than. 

Summertime is Crab Time 

Summer time is peak blue crab season!  Beginning in late spring, blue crabs emerge from their hibernation hiding spots. By late summer time, most crabs have already doubled, and even tripled, in measurement. The bigger the blue crab, the extra succulent and plentiful the crab meat. 

One of the crucial coveted bits of the blue crab is the jumbo lump meat. Jumbo lump crab meat comes from the massive muscular tissues related to the fin-like swimming legs, an space most crab aficionados name ‘the physique’. It’s the largest, most succulent, delicate, and most desired a part of the crab. Lump crab meat consists of smaller items of jumbo lump in addition to smaller items of meat from the physique. Like jumbo lump, lump crab meat is totally scrumptious, tender, delicate, candy, and buttery. 

These two completely different types of crab meat can discover a residence in quite a lot of summery salads– which crab meat will depend on how a lot tossing and stirring is required to compose. Numerous tossing and stirring? Use lump crab meat. Salads that require a delicate stir? Jumbo lump crab meat (we don’t need to break up these tender tasty lots of crabby goodness).

Whether or not it is a creamy crab salad or a tart & tangy vinegar-based crab salad, we’ve choices upon choices… 

Creamy Crab Pasta Salad 

This fully-loaded pasta salad is a inventive concoction of all issues summer time. The melted butter and mayo-based dressing is properly seasoned with contemporary lemon, Dijon mustard, and Outdated Bay. Recent cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, pink onion, candy corn, and herbs are joined by succulent items of jumbo lump crab meat, diced summer time sausage, and bites of child mozzarella. Everybody goes to like this salad. 
https://www.cameronsseafood.com/blogs/recipes/cameron-s-summer-crab-pasta-salad?_pos=1&_sid=cf7a1e80d&_ss=r

Creamy Crab Salad (sans pasta) 

We’ve taken the constructing blocks of the basic seafood salad and enhanced it. Not solely by utilizing the tastiest crab meat round (jumbo lump blue crab meat), however by additionally pairing that crab with summery elements and seasonal staples. This salad is a standout! Nice as a solo act (a tasty sandwich topper too) or paired with further picnic or BBQ fare. 
https://www.cameronsseafood.com/blogs/recipes/summer-crab-salad-with-jumbo-lump?_pos=4&_sid=b150cb9a7&_ss=r

Vibrantly Vinegar Potato Salad with Blue Crab Meat 

Potato salad and lump crab meat are the proper picnic companions. We love how the candy and buttery crab meat mellows the tart vinegar-based dressing. The garlicky and herbaceous additions improve this salad with notes of contemporary seasonality. Scrumptious! 

Serves 8 

Components: 

Dressing: 

• ½ cup olive oil 
• ¼ cup apple cider vinegar or white balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons honey 
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced 
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 
• 1 teaspoon grainy mustard 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• ½ teaspoon black pepper 

• 3 kilos pink bliss potatoes or yukon gold potatoes, sliced, cooked, and cooled  
• 1 cup pink onion, peeled and thinly sliced 
• 2 tablespoons contemporary parsley, chopped 
• 2 tablespoons contemporary scallions, chopped 
• 1 tablespoon contemporary dill, chopped 
• 1 pound Cameron’s Seafood Lump Crab Meat, drained 

Directions 

• Place the olive oil, vinegar, honey, garlic, Dijon, grainy mustard, salt, and pepper in a big bowl, and whisk to mix. 
• Add the cooked potatoes, onion, parsley, scallions, and dill to the bowl, and toss to coat and mix with the dressing. 
• Add the lump crab meat to the bowl and gently toss to mix (modify the seasoning by including further salt and pepper to style). Serve instantly. 

Wish to make this potato salad recipe creamy? Use this recipe for the dressing as an alternative… 

Dressing: 

• ¾ cup mayonnaise 
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or white balsamic 
• 1 tablespoon honey 
• 1 teaspoon grainy mustard 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• ½ teaspoon black pepper 

Able to Craft some Summery Crab Salads? 

Top off at CameronsSeafood.com! Cameron’s Seafood is your one-stop-shop for all issues seafood. Whether or not you might want to replenish on jumbo lump crab meat, lump crab meat or ready-to-eat blue crabs, Cameron’s has every little thing you might want to have a scrumptious Summer time meal, served inside or outdoors.

Do you’ve gotten some picnic, potluck, or BBQ meal concepts utilizing crabmeat? Tell us. We’re at all times pleased (and hungry) to listen to from you! Attain out on any of our social media websites @cameronsseafoodonline on Instagram or Cameron’s Seafood On-line on Fb. You may even e mail your concepts to us at contact@cameronsseafood.com