Updated post.
Seafood salad is a traditional starter in Greek homes at any time of the year. This is my Dad’s recipe and my kids’ favourite. I’m plant-based so wouldn’t eat this but I like to showcase all the family’s tastes here.
Ingredients:
400g cleaned squid with tentacles
300g fresh large prawns, peeled & deveined
12 fresh mussels, beards removed & washed
12 fresh clams, shells scrubbed & washed
1 large onion, peeled & sliced
½ yellow pepper & ½ red pepper, stems removed, cored and cut into thin strips
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 celery sticks, thinly chopped
1 carrot, peeled & cut into thin strips
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 tbsp white wine vinegar
fresh flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
sea salt & freshly ground black pepper
lemon wedges to serve
Method:
Place the squid in a large pan of boiling water and cook for 20 mins, add the prawns, mussels and clams and cook for a another 3 minutes. Drain and cool under cold running water.
Cut the squid into thin strips, ½cm thick and chop the tentacles in half. Place the squid, prawns, mussels and clams into a serving bowl.
Add the rest of the ingredients, dress with olive oil and white wine vinegar, season with sea salt and black pepper and sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley. Leave to marinate for a few hours to absorb the flavours.
Serve cold with lemon wedges and plenty of crusty bread. Enjoy.
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It looks adorable….and healthy. I love seafood very much, it looks really refreshing.
This looks amazing! I love seafood but sometimes struggle to find recipes I really like so I’ll have to give this a go 🙂
@Debra @My Darlings and Me ooh you should!
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Love seafood, this looks great, I eat salad every day, I find it really refreshing – I would leave out the tentacles!
@Nutritious Deliciousness, yes totally up to you how you want to include the octopus (or not)-big salad fans here too!
Absolutely mouth watering! Looking forward to seeing what Papa G has in store for autumn warmers in this chilly weather! x
@Mamaandmore yep, we are hanging onto summer here and eat seafood salad all year round as a starter. Lots of lovely recipes at the ready! Thanks for linking up with your tasty tapas! x
Oooh I saw that on G+ or somewhere this morning and thought it looked yummy! Thanks for the invite
@Actually Mummy thanks for joining, your cookies look incredible!
This salad looks so vibrant and delicious- my mouth is actually watering! x
@Hannah Ruth thank you! Your PMT buster is fab! Thanks for linking x
that looks like a rainbow on a plate! so fresh looking too x
Thanks for linking, it is really colourful isn’t it! Your crumble slices are divine!
This looks scrumptious!
@OnlyBestforBaby thank you and for linking up with your fab recipe!
It looks lovely….and healthy. I just wished I lived somewhere I could get fresh seafood!
@sarahhillwheeler will your supermarket not have any fresh seafood or a local market? A lot is frozen first! We need to live abroad/by the sea! Thanks for linking up with your delicious looking dish!
That’s so bright and colourful, love it! I can see it would work without the fish etc as well for a veggie meal.
@TheBoyandMe Good thinking! Thanks for linking up too! Yummy dish…this linky is making me hungry!
Oh yum! Yummy and healthy!
@Aimee yes! Thanks for linking up with your yummy sausages toO!
This looks lovely, I would leave out the clams though as I can’t eat them sadly.
@Alison would work just as well without them! Thanks for linking up with your fab recipe.