Recipe(tried): Cold Shrimp and Crab Salad

COLD SHRIMP AND CRAB SALAD

Too delicious to describe!

FOR THE SALAD:
3 cups cooked, cold, macaroni shells, bow ties, elbows spirals, etc., your choice
3/4 lb cooked lump crab meat*
1/2 lb medium-size cooked shrimp, shelled and cut into bite size pieces*
2 to 3 large ribs of celery, diced
3 cold hard boiled eggs, grated
FOR THE DRESSING:
1 cup real mayonnaise
3 tbsp catsup
Juice of 1 1/2 lemons
2 tsp dried dillweed
Salt to taste
FOR SERVING:
fresh, dark, spinach leaves
lemon wedges
paprika
your favorite rolls or crackers

In a large bowl, combine cold pasta, crab and shrimp. Add celery and toss lightly.

In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, lemon juice, dill weed and salt. Pour this mixture over the seafood mixture and mix only until well coated.

Fold in the grated hard boiled eggs.

Refrigerate for several hours or overnight before serving.

TO SERVE:
Serve individually on top of fresh, dark, spinach leaves with lemon wedges on the side, and dust with paprika for color. Serve with your favorite rolls or crackers.

*If using frozen shrimp and crab, be sure to drain them well. Also, you can use any one kind or combination of shrimp and crab you choose.

**I created this recipe in '95 and this is the first time I've ever given it out.