Italian cuisine · Fish & Seafood

Insalata di Mare

Chilled seafood salad with lemon, parsley and olive oil.

Ingredients · for 4 servings

• 400 g squid
• 400 g mussels
• 300 g prawns
• 200 g clams
• 3 lemons
• 1 bunch of parsley
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 celery stalk
• 100 ml olive oil
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions

1. Clean the shellfish thoroughly and steam them in a pot with the bay leaf for 5 minutes until they open.
2. Pick the meat from the shells and strain the cooking liquid through a fine sieve.
3. Cook the squid in the liquid for 25 minutes until tender, adding the prawns for the last 3 minutes.
4. Drain all the seafood and let it cool to lukewarm.
5. Cut the squid into rings and mix with the remaining seafood and finely sliced celery.
6. Whisk a marinade from lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper and fold it in.
7. Chill for at least 2 hours to let the flavours develop.