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Creamy Seafood Salad Recipe:
A quick and easy seafood salad recipe with tuna, marinated artichoke hearts, hearts of palm, sweet red pepper and a simple sour cream dressing. Just a few ingredients create this creamy seafood
The menu planner and easy ingredient exchanges will give you many ideas for creating a variety of quick meal recipes from this simple seafood salad recipe.
3-4 servings
You will need 6 ingredients:
- Canned Tuna
- Jarred Marinated Artichoke Hearts
- Canned Hearts of Palm
- Sweet Red Bell Peppers
- Sour Cream
- Fresh or Dried Dill
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Ingredients:
canned water-packed tuna – 2 (6oz) cans- drained
jarred marinated artichoke hearts – 1/4 cup drained and roughly chopped
canned hearts of palm – 1/4 cup sliced into half-inch pieces
sweet red peppers – 1 cup diced
* sour cream – 1/3 cup or to desired moistness
fresh or dried dill – (fresh – 1 tbsp (finely chopped)) or (dried – 1/4 tsp)
Quick Tip to Reduce Fat: use low-fat or nonfat sour cream
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1. In a mixing bowl, combine the tuna, artichoke hearts, hearts of palm and the red pepper.
2. In a smaller bowl, combine the sour cream and the dill and mix well.
3. Add the sour cream mixture to the seafood salad and toss to combine.
Dressing Option: If you prefer the salad a little creamier, add a little more sour cream.
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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:
Main Meal Ideas:
** Serve this quick and creamy seafood salad over warm hash brown potatoes with steamed bok choy and mushrooms on the side.
** Make an open-faced sandwich by serving this creamy seafood salad recipe over toasted English muffins with a side dish of sautéed green beans tossed with slivered almonds and lemon zest.
Light Meal Ideas (suitable for lunch or a light dinner):
** For a quick and light meal serve this easy seafood salad scooped into quartered tomatoes with breadsticks or whole grain crackers.
** A simple way to serve this quick salad is on lettuce greens with orange sections on the side.
** Make it into a seafood salad sandwich by filling a pita pocket with the seafood salad and top with sprouts and a few capers. Serve along with carrot and celery sticks.
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Ingredient Exchanges:
* Instead of Sweet Red Peppers: try Green Peppers or a combination of Celery and Jicama
* Instead of Sour Cream: (omit the dill) and try Ranch Dressing or a Creamy Italian Dressing
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