Seafood Cocktail Salad

SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the quartered celery, smashed garlic, half of the lemon juice, 10 cups water, and salt and pepper to taste in a large saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil, then uncover, add the carrots and cook 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook until opaque, about 4 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the carrots and shrimp to a colander and rinse under cold water. Return the water to a boil, add the scallops and cook until opaque, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the scallops with a slotted spoon, add to the colander and rinse under cold water.
• Ladle out 1/3 cup of the poaching liquid; set aside to cool. Dice half of the avocado and combine with the sliced celery, lettuce, capers and croutons in a large bowl. Add the carrots, shrimp and scallops.
• Puree the remaining avocado half in a blender with the reserved poaching liquid, the remaining lemon juice, the caper brine, chopped garlic, mayonnaise, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste. Toss with the salad and season with salt and pepper.

GARDEN-FRESH SEAFOOD COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Combine the first 9 ingredients. Whisk together lime juice, oil and adobo seasoning; drizzle over shrimp mixture and toss gently to coat. Refrigerate at least 1 hour, tossing gently every 20 minutes. Serve shrimp mixture in cocktail glasses.

SEAFOOD COCKTAIL SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse lettuce, cut into very thin strips then keep refrigerated until ready to use.
• For making dressing, in a bowl, combine chili sauce, lemon juice, sliced celery, tabasco, and vodka.
• The dressing should be spicy.
• Distribute lettuce into 4 serving dishes.
• Top with the Tiny Shrimp and Crab Meat.
• Cover with plastic wrap and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
• Pour dressing over seafood.
• Garnish with lemon wedges and dill for parsley.

PRAWN COCKTAIL SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk the ingredients for the dressing together. If it's a little thick, add a splash of water.
• Put the prawns, avocado, tomatoes, spring onions and lettuce in a large salad bowl, drizzle with the olive oil and lemon juice, toss gently, then serve with the dressing handed round separately.

SHRIMP COCKTAIL SALAD

Steps:

• In small bowl, combine mayonnaise and cocktail sauce; blend well.
• In medium bowl, combine shrimp, celery and pickle. Stir in mayonnaise mixture. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until serving time.
• To serve, arrange lettuce on large serving platter or individual serving plates. Spoon salad onto lettuce.