Best Vonciels Seafood Salad Recipes

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 35m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 stalks celery (1 quartered, 2 thinly sliced)
3 small cloves garlic (2 smashed, 1 chopped)
Juice of 1 lemon
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
8 ounces baby carrots, halved lengthwise
3/4 pound small shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/2 pound sea scallops, halved horizontally
1 small avocado, halved, pitted and peeled
2 romaine lettuce hearts, torn
1 tablespoon capers, plus 1 tablespoon brine from the jar
2 cups croutons
1 tablespoon light mayonnaise

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.

Vonciel's Seafood Salad image

Provided by Vonciel McCoy @Vonciel

Number Of Ingredients 5

ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE APPROXIMATE. ADJUST SEASONINGS TO TASTE. FOR FOR HEALTHIER OPTIONS, SUBSTITUTE MAYO, SALT ETC.
- ·2 tablespoons olive oil ·1 large onion, diced · 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined · 1 pound scallops, rinsed and patted dry · 1 (6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained and flaked · 1 (12 ounce) can water packed tuna, drained and flaked
- ·salt and pepper to taste ·1 tablespoon or more accordding to taste, old bayseasoning™ ·1 cup mayonnaise, or to taste · 2 tablespoons yellow mustard · 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste ·1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ·2 tablespoons white sugar · 1 large green bell pepper, chopped · 2 stalks celery, chopped · 5 hard-cooked eggs, chopped · 1 hard-cooked egg, sliced · 1/2 teaspoon paprika, as garnish
2 teaspoon(s) sazon goya seasoning (optional)

Steps:

1. Heat oil over medium heat in a large skillet and add onions, stirring until translucent, about 7 minutes. Add shrimp, scallops, crab meat and tuna. Cook until shrimp are pink and the scallops are opaque, 8 to 10 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and Old Bay Seasoning. Remove from heat. 2. Whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, garlic powder, oregano, turmeric and sugar in a large bowl. Mix in the bell pepper, celery and chopped eggs. 3. Add seafood and toss until evenly combined. Garnish with eggs slices and sprinkle with paprika. 4. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours or overnight before serving to let flavors blend.
· To hard-cook eggs · Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop. Nutritional Information Amount Per Serving Calories: 132 | Total Fat: 8.4g | Cholesterol: 82mg