Seafood dip – for the fun days
I’ve always been a fan of being able to enjoy life. So even though I’m much more careful about what I eat now I certainly enjoy just about all the food options there are out there – just in moderation.
If you’ve been reading my recipe post for long you’ll know that I do not deny myself much. There is not point to losing weight if you cannot do it on a diet that wil be sustainable for life.
So here is one that just tastes good, is only moderately unhealthy – as far as that goes – and when eater in moderation and with continual exercise can just be enjoyed and not feared.
I have to give credit to Laurie Stearmer for the original recipe on this. Although I think that mine tastes better 
I did pilfer the original specs from her and modified from there. So thanks Laurie!
½ lb crab meat (imitation meat fine – although I did learn that some people with sugar issues should not eat the imitation meat. It has sugars embedded in it that can give diabetic a hard time)
½ lb salad shrimp meat
2-3 cloves of garlic (less or more depending on your taste for it)
2 (8oz) pkg cream cheese (let it set out at least a half hour to soften)
1 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
1 tsp dry mustard
2 green onion, chopped
Fine shredded Cheddar cheese to taste
Mix together and chill 3-4 hours. Serve with favorite crackers (they should be sturdy crackers as this is a thick dip)
Add chopped olives, red peppers, etc., for color and variety. Adding a little milk makes it a touch smoother and creamier.
Be Healthy – Enjoy Life!
Matthew Stearmer
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Comments
Thanks — I think yours is better, too! I will have to copy it down, because the holidays and treats just go hand in hand for me. Thanks for passing it on!
All I can say is Amen.
The cracker really makes a huge difference. Any flavor in it and after about
3-4 crackers and it is just too much. I love the flavor of the seafood salad
so much I do not want anything getting in the way of that flavor.
Matthew Stearmer
The nice thing about recipes is that they do (or can) just keep getting
better as time moves on.
Thanks for the comments!
Recipies with interesting ingredients and tastes are the secret to being satisfied after you eat. We only will deprive ourselves for a short time. Then we go nuts! I have some recipies and variations on cheeseballs at this link:
better!
Excellent!
I liked that you accepted David’ advice but modified little bit. Your advice really works truly works as I am already involved in this. Thanks for bringing out this topic.
This is a family favorite dip – it does not last very long at our house! And it is a great one to take to social events, because it can be made the day before and does not take a lot of preperation time. And most people really like the flavors. We have also found that the best crackers to use are ones that are not flavored – plain wheat thins are probably the best ones. We have tried many flavored varieties of crackers, but the flavor of the cracker can overpower the delicate taste of the seafood.