Seafood Dip

Last weekend my wife & I invited ourselves over to our friends'  new house for a dinner together.  I figured the least we could do was to bring an appetizer and desert.  That meant the appetizer round fell to me.

I looked through our pantry & fridge, then flipped through a few of our cookbooks until I decided upon this recipe.  As I was making it (and patting myself on the back for such a good idea), I remembered that my friend doesn't like mayo or sour cream.  Oops.  My bad.

This is made with a package of imitation lobster meat from the grocery store.  Then you use equal parts mayo & sour cream -- 1/2 cup each ought to do it.  Then add about 2-3 tbsp of diced red onion.  This doesn't have to be exact.  So really you could just throw a few slices into your food processor.  Add 1 tbsp lemon juice, a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce, and a few slices of jalapenos.  And since I have watched a crazy amount of Bobby Flay shows, you should always add a little salt & pepper.

Pulse everything together in the food processor to finely mince the onion and seafood, and that's all she wrote!  I brought it over anyway, thinking the other 3 of us would enjoy it.  But much to my surprise, the host was willing to try it.  And he even liked it enough to keep what we brought over so he could eat it later.

I wouldn't say I have converted him over to the I-love-mayo-and-sour-cream side.  But at least he knows that he can enjoy something where those are central ingredients.

It really isn't overly fishy.  And the onion, lemon juice, and heat add a nice depth of flavor.  It's great with some buttery Club crackers.  I think it was a win for me.  So my back-patting wasn't unwarranted.