Seafood Salads

Cooked seafood, especially shellfish such as shrimp, lobster, or crab, is great combined with vegetables and salad greens. When buying shellfish don’t be tempted to buy it already cooked, as fish markets often cook the lobsters that die in the tank or the shellfish that’s getting a little stale in the case. Some shellfish, such as crab or lobster, provide roe and other innards (in lobster it is called tomalley, in crab it is called mustard) that can be incorporated into the dressing. Some shellfish, such as shrimp, is best left whole while a lobster tail should be sliced; crabmeat should be left chunky. For more about buying and handling shellfish.