Cold Seafood Mousse
A chilled seafood mousse with a creamy, tangy flavor profile, combining shrimp, crab, or lobster with vegetables and a savory gelatin base, perfect for elegant appetizers or parties.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups cooked shrimp, crab or lobster
- 1 cup finely chopped celery ⓘ
- 1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon grated onion ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce ⓘ
- several drops Tabasco ⓘ
- 1 can tomato soup ⓘ
- 8 ounces cream cheese ⓘ
- 3 envelopes unflavored gelatin ⓘ
- 1 cup cold water ⓘ
Instructions
- Combine cooked seafood, finely chopped celery, green pepper, grated onion, salt, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, tomato soup, and cream cheese. Let stand to blend flavors.
- In a double boiler, heat the soup and cream cheese mixture over boiling water, stirring until cheese is melted.
- Soften the gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes.
- Add the softened gelatin to the hot soup mixture and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat and cool.
- When the mixture begins to thicken, blend in mayonnaise and the seafood mixture.
- Turn the mixture into a greased 1 1/2-quart mold and chill until set.
- Serve the chilled seafood mousse with mayonnaise.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
398
kcal
20% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).