imitation crab

A quick and easy seafood salad recipe that's always a hit! Use crab, shrimp or lobster to make it your own.

Seafood Salad

mayonnaise

celery,

Old Bay seasoning

dill

Salt

Seafood Salad made with imitation crab meat,mayonnaise, lemon juice, celery, red onion and a few basic seasonings is adelicious and affordable option for when that seafood craving hits. Dependingon what your mom called it, this is the classic crab salad or seafood salad weall grew up with.

The Best Imitation Crab Seafood Salad

Aquamar® Surimi Flakes (imitation crab)

lemon

celery, minced (about 2 stalks)

tbsp red onion, minced

tsp salt

tsp pepper

tsp dill

Break imitation crab meat into bite-sized pieces and add to a bowl.

Add remaining ingredients and gently stir to combine.

The salad can be served immediately, however, the flavor will improve if it melds in the refrigerator for a few hours overnight. Store tightly covered in the refrigerator.

Kanikama Sushi Roll is made with imitation crab meat, sushi rice and nori seaweed sheet. It’s so easy to make and I’ll share with you how to make perfect kanikama nigiri sushi.

Kanikama Sushi (Nigiri)

sushi rice (short grain sushi rice)

water

vinegar

kanikama sticks

nori (seaweed)

Cook sushi rice: Wash the rice and add it to the rice cooker together with water. Once cooked, transfer to a large bowl and let it cool down slightly. When it’s still very warm, stir in the sushi vinegar (or the mixture of rice vinegar, sugar, and salt).

Shape the rice: Take 3/4 handful cooked rice and shape it to a long oval form (about 1 ½ inches). Squeeze the rice gently and flatten the bottom. (You can dip your hands in vinegar water to prevent sticking.)

Cut the kanikama sticks: Cut each stick into smaller pieces (about 2 inches).

Make the nigiri: Place the kanikama piece on the rice, and then press it firmly to stick onto the rice. You can use one hand to hold the nigiri sushi, and use the hand hand to press. (Optional: you can use a small portion of wasabi to “glue” the crab stick to the rice for a more steady nigiri sushi.)

Cut the seaweed into 1/4- inch strips and wrap each strip around the width of the nigiri to secure the crab stick to the rice.

Place the assembled nigiri on the plate. Serve and enjoy!

Imitation Crab Salad Recipe - a crunchy, creamy and flavorful combination of imitation crab meat sticks, pickles, corn and a light garlicky mayo-yogurt dressing. Spread on toast, bread buns or just serve as an appetizer.

Imitation Crab Salad Recipe

imitation crab sticks (chopped)

corn (canned sweet corn)

pickles

Greek yogurt

tbsp vinegar

garlic powder

dill (optional)

In a small bowl, combine the dressing ingredients and stir.

To a bowl add the chopped surimi sticks, pickles and corn, Top with the dressing. Stir until incorporated. Serve.

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This Sushi Bake - or Sushi Casserole - is ridiculously easy to make, thrifty, and tastes far better than it has any right to!  SO good!

Easy Sushi Bake [Sushi Casserole]

Uncooked sushi rice

Water

Seasoned rice vinegar

Tbsp Granulated Sugar

salt

Tbsp Toasted sesame seeds

Sesame oil or Pan spray

Furikake

lb imitation crab meat

Kewpie mayo

Sriracha (to taste)

Black sesame seeds

Kewpie Mayo

Tbsp Sriracha

Cucumber

Green Onions

Nori sheets

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Rinse rice well. Add rice and water to rice cooker, and set to cook.

In a small sauce pan, mix rice vinegar, sugar, and salt. Heat on low setting until sugar and salt dissolve.

Once rice is cooked, dump the hot rice into a large mixing bowl. Fold the vinegar mixture into the rice carefully, being careful not to mush it.

Add the toasted sesame seeds, gently fold in.

Grease pan with sesame oil or pan spray.  Spread rice mixture in pan, press to flatten a bit.  Sprinkle with a nice layer of furikake, set aside.

Sushi Rice

Remove packaging from imitation crab, if applicable. Chop up or run through a food processor, like I did.

Add mayo, stir well to combine.  Season with sriracha, to taste.

Crack egg into the bowl, beat to break up, then mix well to fully combine.

Spread crab mixture in pan, top with another thin layer of furikake.  Sprinkle with black sesame seeds.

Crab Layer:

Mix together remaining 1/3 cup of mayo and sriracha.  Drizzle over the sushi casserole - I used a pastry bag, but a spoon works fine.

Bake for 25 minutes.Serve hot, garnished with cucumbers, nori, green onion, and anything else you&#039;d like!

Topping:

I’ve made this dish for m sushi loving family for the past few years and it’s always a favorite! Over time I’ve tweaked the recipe a bit. Added smashed avacado over the rice and sprinkled with shredded carrot the. Adding the fish layer (2 cans of tuna + smoked salmon is our fav. For topping, I’ve added 1 cup of panko + sesame seeds with melted butter before baking so it has a nice crunch. As for cucumber I make a spicy Asian cucumber salad and place right on top of each slice as I serve. Drizzle with the sauce and splash with soy -doesn’t get any better than that!!

I made this as written, and it was a huge hit. We definitely enjoyed it even more cold out of the fridge rather thank freshly baked. It was more like sushi that way and a lot more fresh and appetizing after it cooled. 

We will absolutely be making this again. I’m glad my husband accidentally bought a giant bag of fancy sushi rice lol

Made this for a potluck and it was a hit!

I found your recipe one day and have been making it for the past 3 years now and I LOVE IT! Everyone else I have made it for loves it as well! Anytime I have to bring something to a family or friendly gathering they always ask me to make the sushi bake!

Great recipe I added melted cream cheese drizzle on top and used toasted sesame seeds instead of the black ones.

I know this will sound like heresy to you, but I just made this using previously  cooked/chilled brown rice and it was very delicious. I've heard that the nutrition of rice in general is improved if eaten after cooking/chilling/re-heating (you can google for confirmation, but apparently studies show that it lowers the carb count) Brown rice of course does not stick together like your preferred version, but I figure it all breaks up once I start chewing it anyway, so its all good For the sauce, I used mayo mixed with some bottled ponzu which included a little lime and it was terrific.  Many thanks for an excellent recipe - definitely a keeper!

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