This could very well be the ultimate seafood cocktail, served with a light-bodied sauce instead of the typical red glop. With lots of vegetables to balance the chunks of shrimp and crab, it can be served as a salad as well as a palate- and eye-pleasing appetizer.

Seafood Avocado Cocktail

Garlic mayo is a creamy sauce blending mayonnaise with minced garlic, often used to enhance various dishes.

Garlic Mayo

Fresh avocado with lime, cilantro, and onion.

Guacamole

Cerignola olives marinated in garlic rosemary olive oil

Olives

Garlic butter based topped with shrimp and bacon with shredded parmesan cheese.

In a skillet over medium heat, cook the chopped bacon until crispy. Remove and drain on paper towels.

Prepare the Bacon

In the same skillet, add the olive oil and butter. Once melted, add the minced garlic and sauté for about 1 minute until fragrant. Add the shrimp and cook until pink and opaque, about 2-3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Cook the Shrimp

Preheat the Oven

Roll out the pizza dough on a floured surface to your desired thickness. Transfer to a pizza stone or baking sheet. Spread the shrimp mixture evenly over the dough, then sprinkle the crispy bacon and shredded parmesan cheese on top.

Assemble the Pizza

Bake the pizza in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until the crust is golden and the cheese is bubbly.

Bake the Pizza

Remove the pizza from the oven and sprinkle with fresh parsley. Slice and serve hot.

Garnish and Serve

pizza dough

shrimp, peeled and deveined

bacon, chopped

garlic, minced

unsalted butter

olive oil

shredded parmesan cheese

fresh parsley, chopped

salt

black pepper