Seafood salad
The best way to enjoy good fresh fish without the need for large preparations ... a nice seafood salad. From the best restaurants to the beaches on the beach, seafood salad is one of the great classics of the Mediterranean tradition. Its unmistakable flavor, the many varieties of fish, crustaceans and molluscs that compose and characterize it, have made it a real institution of Italian cuisine together with octopus and potatoes. These two delicacies are perfect to serve for dinners with friends, for Sunday lunch or as an appetizer during the Christmas holidays. Preparing the seafood salad at home with fresh ingredients and a simple citronette with parsley will be a real satisfaction! Follow our instructions for cleaning and get advice from your trusted fishmonger: I used octopus, squid, mussels, and prawns ... And what will you choose to compose your personal seafood salad?
Ingredients
1.5 kg Octopus500 g Mussels3 Squids500 g Shrimp2 PotatoesParselyLemon juiceExtra virgin olive oil
Octopus preparationIf you buy fresh octopus, keep it for at least a couple of hours in the freezer, so as to wear it out, to ensure that once cooked it remains very soft and tender. Bring a penatola of water to a boil and cook the octopus for at least an hour (especially if the weight is more than 1/1.2 kg), after which turn off the heat and let cool inside its own water. Drain and set aside.
Preparation of musselsPour a little oil into a pan. Turn on the heat and cook the mussels mussels, covering the pan with the lid, until they have all opened. Drain the mussels and set aside.
Preparation of shrimpClean all the shrimp well, removing the carapace and the intestine inside, applying a small cut on the back. Inside a saucepan pour a drop of water, heat over low heat and then cook the shrimp for a few minutes.
Preparation of squidWash the squid well under cold water, removing the skin and cleaning the tentacles well (which may contain a little sand). Separate the part of the tentacles from the hood and cut the part of the eyes , holding the tentacles and discarding the rest. Clean the cap well, emptying it completely, after which cut it into rings. In a pan, cook the squid for a few minutes until they are white and tender.
Salad composition and dressingPrepare chopped parsley and add the squeezed juice of half a lemon, oil and salt. Inside a bull insert the octopus cut into chunks, shelled mussels (or even with the shell), shrimps, squid and 2 boiled potatoes cut into chunks. At this point pour the citronette of oil, parsley and salt and season the salad and then serve it.
The best way to enjoy good fresh fish without the need for large preparations ... a nice seafood salad. From the best restaurants to the beaches on the beach, seafood salad is one of the great classics of the Mediterranean tradition. Its unmistakable flavor, the many varieties of fish, crustaceans and molluscs that compose and characterize it, have made it a real institution of Italian cuisine together with octopus and potatoes. These two delicacies are perfect to serve for dinners with friends, for Sunday lunch or as an appetizer during the Christmas holidays. Preparing the seafood salad at home with fresh ingredients and a simple citronette with parsley will be a real satisfaction! Follow our instructions for cleaning and get advice from your trusted fishmonger: I used octopus, squid, mussels, and prawns ... And what will you choose to compose your personal seafood salad?
Ingredients
1.5 kg Octopus
500 g Mussels
3 Squids
500 g Shrimp
2 Potatoes
Parsely
Lemon juice
Extra virgin olive oil
Octopus preparation
If you buy fresh octopus, keep it for at least a couple of hours in the freezer, so as to wear it out, to ensure that once cooked it remains very soft and tender. Bring a penatola of water to a boil and cook the octopus for at least an hour (especially if the weight is more than 1/1.2 kg), after which turn off the heat and let cool inside its own water. Drain and set aside.
Preparation of mussels
Pour a little oil into a pan. Turn on the heat and cook the mussels mussels, covering the pan with the lid, until they have all opened. Drain the mussels and set aside.
Preparation of shrimp
Clean all the shrimp well, removing the carapace and the intestine inside, applying a small cut on the back. Inside a saucepan pour a drop of water, heat over low heat and then cook the shrimp for a few minutes.
Preparation of squid
Wash the squid well under cold water, removing the skin and cleaning the tentacles well (which may contain a little sand). Separate the part of the tentacles from the hood and cut the part of the eyes , holding the tentacles and discarding the rest. Clean the cap well, emptying it completely, after which cut it into rings. In a pan, cook the squid for a few minutes until they are white and tender.
Salad composition and dressing
Prepare chopped parsley and add the squeezed juice of half a lemon, oil and salt. Inside a bull insert the octopus cut into chunks, shelled mussels (or even with the shell), shrimps, squid and 2 boiled potatoes cut into chunks. At this point pour the citronette of oil, parsley and salt and season the salad and then serve it.
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