Many restaurants offer crabmeat dishes, but in reality, what they are calling crabmeat is actually Alaskan pollock, aka surimi.. “So what is surimi?”, you ask.
Surimi is a minced fish paste, made from a cheap fish in abundant supply, usually Alaskan pollock, frequently mixed with sugar and sorbitol, a sweetener.
I actually like using surimi due to the fact that it is much cheaper than the real crab meat! I recently bought a large package of surimi sticks at Costco. I sometimes eat a stick just because it tastes so great. Having bought so much of it, I decided to make this salad for lunch.
Crab Salad (Surimi)
Ingredients
- 1 pound imitation crab meat flaked style, or sticks cut into slices
- 1/2 cup celery finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons red onion finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh dill chopped, plus more for garnish
Instructions
Add all of the ingredients to a large bowl. Stir gently to combine.
Serve immediately, or cover and chill for up to 2 days.
Sprinkle with additional chopped dill for garnish if desired.
Buen provecho...2022 
I left out the onion for Gerry.
Used chives instead of dill.
I have no idea what old bay seasoning is so I used my own homemade herb salt. Cut the crab with scissors in smaller pieces and it makes a fabulous sandwich filling too.
Thanks for your recipes. I always look forward to them.
Cheers,
Carol
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Freezing in SW Ontario. I didn’t use Old Bay either. Instead I used Everything But the Bagel spice. I’ll buy Old Bay while we are here. It’s a great seasoning for fish and seafood.