Prepare the Seafood:
Ensure all seafood is cooked, cleaned, and prepped. Chop shrimp into bite-sized pieces. If using whole calamari, ensure it’s cleaned, cooked, and sliced into rings. Shred the imitation crab meat.
Mix the Ingredients:
In a large mixing bowl, combine the shrimp, imitation crab meat, calamari rings, parsley, red onion, and celery.
Prepare the Dressing:
In a separate smaller bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, Old Bay seasoning, salt, black pepper, Dijon mustard (if using), and garlic powder until smooth and well combined.
Combine:
Pour the dressing over the seafood mixture and gently stir to coat all the ingredients evenly.
Chill:
Cover the seafood salad with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving. This allows the flavors to meld together.
Serve:
Serve the seafood salad on a bed of fresh lettuce, on toasted bread as a sandwich, or with crackers as an appetizer.
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