As created by the Associated Press

Start to finish: 20 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients:

• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• Pinch celery seeds
• Black pepper, to taste
• Hot sauce, to taste
• 2 ribs celery, finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, cored and finely chopped
• ½ jicama, peeled and finely chopped (about 2 cups)
• 1 medium green apple, peeled and diced
• 1 pound cooked shrimp, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 pound crab meat, picked over for shells
• 1-pound package imitation lobster meat, roughly chopped or pulled apart2 tablespoons butter
• 12 hamburger or hot dog buns

In a large bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, garlic powder, celery seeds and pepper. Add hot sauce, mix well, then taste and adjust pepper and hot sauce as desired.
Add the celery, red pepper, jicama and apple, then toss well to coat. Add the shrimp, crab meat and imitation lobster meat. Toss until just coated. Set aside.

In a large skillet over medium-low, melt the butter. Add the buns (split open if hamburger, on their sides if hot dog) and toast until lightly browned and crispy. Serve the salad in the buns.

Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 288 calories; 63 calories from fat; 7 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 117 mg cholesterol; 28 g carbohydrate; 28 g protein; 3 g fiber; 499 mg sodium.