Monday, March 9, 2009

Seafood Salads that are Tasty

By charlie reese

Many of us are all too aware that we must improve our diet and become healthy eaters. Seafood Salad recipes can be a part of that commitment. Not only do they promise low calories, low fat, and lots of vitamins, but they are very tasty too. These dishes can impress at a dinner party or there are quick versions for a healthy lunch or snack. Quality ingredients are what counts, and that means fresh fish and salad, preferably bought the same day as preparation. Canned fish can also be used or ready made salads, if time is short.

Salad does not have to be boring! Add squid rings, mussels and prawns to lettuce, chopped red onion, and chopped tomatoes, topped off with a tangy sauce. The sauce contains oyster sauce, olive oil, brown sugar, sweet chili sauce, and the juice of a lime. Recipes for Seafood Salad can be Thai style with Thai fish sauce, cucumber, celery, spring onions, and lettuce. The fish can be a combination of squid, prawns and monkfish, spiced up with lemon grass, ginger, garlic, coriander, and lime.

The great thing about the fruits of the sea is that there is something for everyone and lots of different ways of presenting it. Nothing beats going down to the local fish market early in the morning to get the best of the catch. Shrimps, calamari, mussels, and octopus are the ingredients to go with cherry tomatoes, celery, green beans, peppers, the juice of an orange, the juice of a lime, and the juice of a lemon. Also add herbs and spices in the form of bay leaves, basil, thyme, parsley, coriander, cayenne, and garlic.

Pasta mixes very well with this type of food and a Seafood Pasta Salad can be made very quickly with canned crabmeat and canned tuna. The pasta can be shell pasta or macaroni and other ingredients to complement the dish include onion, celery, peppers, sweet pickle relish, and peas. A garnish of hard-boiled eggs, parsley and orange segments is the final touch.

Impress your guests with a ginger cream dressing to accompany your Seafood Salad. The salad will comprise of mixed green leaves, with cashews or toasted almonds, and spinach. Add scallops and shrimp and a choice of peaches, apricots, papaya or mango. The dressing contains chopped crystallized ginger, sour cream, sherry vinegar, red pepper, and orange peel.

Lobster is a mouth-watering temptation to most people and a lobster salad makes a great fish course for any dinner. Choose quality lobster and follow instructions carefully for cooking it. Add the lobster meat to shallots, garlic, honey, the juice of oranges, olives, parsley and hard-boiled eggs. For a quick and easy Seafood Salad recipe, cook some mussels, prawns and squid, and mix them with fresh rocket, garlic, mint, the zest of a lime, and lime and chili salsa.

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