Seafood party fare to enhance any buffet and satisfy any crowd. Use the seafood of your choice for any of these dips.

Each recipe makes about 2 cups of dip.

Ingredients

Nutty Fish Dip

  • 1 pound cooked and flaked fish
  • 1 cup sour cream, plain yogurt or blended cottage cheese
  • 1/4 cup peanut dust (use blender)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 3 tablespoons minced onion
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Crab Meat Guacamole

  • 1/2 pound blue crab meat
  • 2 ripe and mashed avocados
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons grated onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Texas Shrimp Dip

  • 1 cup cooked and chopped Wild Caught Texas Shrimp
  • 1 package (8 ounces) softened cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup stuffed olives
  • 1/4 cup lite mayonnaise
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon white pepper

Preparation

Nutty Fish Dip

  • Combine well and chill. Sprinkle with additional peanut dust.

Crab Meat Guacamole

  • Combine well and chill.

Texas Shrimp Dip

  • Combine well. Garnish with cooked shrimp.

Excerpted from Hooked on Seafood: A Compilation of Texas’ Best ©2007 by Annette Reddell Hegen.