Do you like salads with mussels? Perhaps you live in a region where seafood is a rare guest in the diet. But for me, who grew up in Crimea, it’s hard to imagine a daily and, especially, a holiday menu without them. Mussels, squid, shrimp, rapana, fish - seafood, the widespread use of which is famous for Mediterranean cuisine, are also typical for our diet.
I would like to offer you my favorite salads with mussels to try. I'm sure you will like them, and you will love seafood as much as I love them.
“Sea Pearl” salad with shrimp, squid and caviar
An incredibly tasty and bright salad. Instead of canned squid, you can use fresh or frozen carcasses, after boiling them. Recipes for any squid and shrimp salads benefit in taste and nutrition if homemade mayonnaise is used. Ingredients:
- large fresh frozen shrimp - 300 grams
- canned squid – 240 grams
- eggs - 5 pieces
- red caviar - 120 grams
- mayonnaise - 80-90 grams
- bay leaf
- 4-5 peas of allspice
For registration:
- 1 quail egg
- fresh parsley and dill
- large olives without pits
Cooking method:
Boil all the eggs hard, cool in cold water, and then peel. Separate the chicken eggs and yolks, finely grate them separately on a grater. Boil a liter of water in a small saucepan, add salt, bay leaf and peppercorns, and simmer the spices for a couple of minutes. Then immerse the frozen shrimp in aromatic boiling water. The shrimp will immediately turn pink, cook them after boiling for another three minutes, no more. Do not let them sit in boiling water longer than expected, otherwise the tender meat will become tough. Drain the water, cool the shrimp and peel them.
Drain the canned squid and cut it into thin strips. If you use a squid carcass, it must be cleaned of film and entrails, then immersed in boiling salted water and boiled for no more than 3 minutes. So, you have prepared all the ingredients, and the recipe for salad with squid and shrimp is close to forming the “Pearl of the Sea”. Place in a deep salad bowl in layers: squid, egg yolk, mayonnaise, half of the shrimp, grated egg white, mayonnaise, red caviar. The salad is complete - decorate the top with shrimp tails and herbs, and place a whole quail egg in the center - this is the “pearl”. Place an olive in each curve of the shrimp tail. Bon appetit!
Marine salad with fruit dressing
An interesting Japanese restaurant dish, for which white fish is specially dried, and sweet fruits pleasantly highlight its taste.
Ingredients:
- Sea bream fillet – 400 g
- King prawns – 4 pcs.
- Mussels - 3 pcs.
- Sake - 2 tbsp. l.
- Onions - 1 pc.
- Salad mix – 400 g
- Lemon - 1 pc.
- Apricot - 2 pcs.
- Apple - ¼ pc.
- Soy sauce - 2 tsp.
Preparation:
Soak the onion in very cold water for 30 minutes, then place it in a colander and allow the water to drain. Boil water in a small saucepan, add the juice of 1 lemon and add raw fish fillet. Boil for 30 minutes, remove, cool, cut into slices across the grain. Peel the shrimp and boil for 1 minute. in boiling sake. For the dressing, puree peeled apricots, apples and mix with soy sauce. Mix all ingredients, season. Place the salad on a bed of greens. Garnish with cooked mussels.
Salad with shrimp, cheese and squid
This salad with shrimp and squid will be a wonderful addition to the holiday table. The recipe does not specify what size shrimp to use, so you can use small salad ones, but remember that king ones will look especially beautiful.
Ingredients:
- squid - 2 carcasses
- peeled shrimp - 200 grams
- 100 grams of hard cheese
- tomatoes - 2 pieces
- onion
- eggs - 3 pieces
- chopped dill greens
Cooking method:
Blanch the squid carcasses with boiling water and remove the skin, entrails and chords. Boil about a liter of water in a small saucepan and boil the squid for no more than 2 minutes, otherwise they will turn rubbery. Cut the squid and onion into thin rings, chop the eggs and cheese on a coarse grater, cut the tomatoes into slices, then mix everything with mayonnaise. Sprinkle with finely chopped dill. If you have cherry tomatoes, use them to garnish this tender shrimp and squid salad. Bon appetit!
Recipe 4: Sea Foam Salad
A chic salad, intended primarily for the festive table. Airy, like sea foam, the salad will be loved by everyone without exception. We will lay out all the incoming components in layers.
Ingredients:
— 1 can of canned squid — boiled carrots 1 pc. - 2 chicken eggs - hard cheese 100-150 gr. — red caviar — a couple of cloves of garlic — mayonnaise — salt
Cooking method:
Peel the boiled eggs and grate them. Chop the squid finely, grate the carrots and cheese. Pass the garlic through a garlic press and mix it with mayonnaise. We begin to lay out the salad on a flat plate around the placed glass in layers:
1st layer – grated eggs 2nd layer – distribute squid evenly 3rd layer – carrots 4th layer – grated cheese
Next, cover the salad with mayonnaise, salt, and top with red caviar. Those who like it fatter can spread mayonnaise on each layer (or through each layer). Before serving, do not forget to remove the glass from the center. Bon appetit!
Seafood salad “Pigalitsa”
This recipe is absolutely loaded with seafood. Their taste is wonderfully refreshed by fresh tomatoes, and cheese adds a particularly delicate note.
Ingredients:
- 2 squid carcasses
- frozen or boiled-frozen shrimp - 250-280 grams
- lightly salted salmon - 150 grams
- hard cheese - 70 grams
- fresh tomato - 2 pieces
- tartar sauce - 40 grams
For registration:
- red caviar - 50 grams
- dill greens - 6-8 sprigs
Cooking method:
Use the tips given in the shrimp and squid salads above to boil the seafood. Cut the squid into strips and the salmon into cubes. Check each piece of fish for any stray bones. Grate the cheese into a transparent salad bowl, cut the tomatoes into slices and place the prepared shrimp, squid and salmon. Season the salad with tartar sauce, garnish with herbs and red caviar. Bon appetit!
Salad with shrimp and squid in avocado
The highlight of this salad is in its presentation. The recipe itself is very simple, and the avocado halves give it a special charm and delicate taste.
Ingredients:
- avocado - 2 pieces
- tomatoes - 2 pieces
- squid - 1 carcass
- boiled peeled shrimp - 200 grams
- cream - 15 grams
- mustard - coffee spoon
- lemon juice - 2 teaspoons
- salt, white pepper
- bunch of fresh basil
Cooking method:
First of all, clean the squid carcass from the skin, entrails, chord and boil in salted water for 3 minutes. Then immediately immerse in cold water, cool, and cut into very thin short strips. Wash the basil thoroughly and chop finely. Remove the juicy core from the tomatoes and chop the fleshy walls into small cubes. Peel both avocados, remove the cores and finely chop them. Mix all ingredients in a bowl and add sauce. His recipe is extremely simple: combine cream with mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Season the salad with the resulting sauce and arrange among the avocado halves. Serve on a platter decorated with herbs. Bon appetit!
Salad of squid, shrimp and mussels
Oh, salads, salads are our favorite! How I want to put something so unknown on the holiday table! Yes, so that everyone would like it and instantly disappear from the table, and then they would ask on the phone: what kind of salad did we try for the holiday? I think such thoughts visit every housewife who is expecting guests.
And although we, of course, share recipes with each other, improve them according to our taste, improve them and think that here it is, that recipe that no one has tried and of course everyone will like. But what a disappointment it can be when your friend whispers in your ear: I also make such a salad. Don’t be upset about this: even if you came up with this salad yourself, there is a possibility that it was already invented by someone before you. But the main thing is that you made it with love and everyone liked it.
a salad of squid, shrimp and mussels for our women's holiday
To prepare this salad you need to purchase:
- 2 squid carcasses (larger)
- 0.5 kg shrimp, peeled and frozen
- 0.5 kg frozen mussels
- 50 g butter
- 3 tomatoes
- 1 onion
- 1 sweet pepper
- 1 bunch of lettuce
- 1 bunch of parsley
- 1 bunch of dill
- 3 cloves garlic
- 3st. spoons of lemon juice
- 70 g vegetable oil
- Salt pepper
Preparation:
- Place frozen squids in salted water (a tablespoon of salt per liter of water) and cook after boiling for 3 minutes. Then wash with cold water and remove the films and everything else. Cut them into thin strips.
- Without defrosting, place the shrimp in a frying pan and evaporate all the liquid, then add a piece of butter and fry until the shrimp are soft.
- Boil the mussels in salted water for 5 minutes after boiling.
- Wash the tomatoes and cut them into squares (if the tomatoes are ripe, you need to remove the skin).
- Wash the sweet pepper and clean the middle, and then cut it into thin strips.
- Peel the onion and cut into thin half rings.
- Wash the salad, dry it and tear it with your hands.
- Wash the parsley and dill, shake off the water and chop finely.
- Peel the garlic and crush it with salt and pepper.
- In a salad bowl, combine squid, shrimp, mussels, chopped tomatoes, onions, peppers, lettuce, parsley and dill, mix everything carefully.
- Mix vegetable oil with lemon juice and beat well with a broom, and then add garlic, crushed with pepper and salt. Season the salad with this mixture. Bon appetit!
Salad with seafood and cucumber
With seafood, fresh cucumber and canned corn, this recipe is full of great flavor surprises. You can dress this salad with either regular mayonnaise or a mixture based on balsamic vinegar. After all, such a dressing will highlight any salad that contains squid and shrimp. Whatever sauce you choose, the dish will be a success on the holiday table.
Ingredients:
- squid carcasses - 700 grams
- frozen shrimp - 250 grams
- canned sweet corn - 1/2 can
- fresh cucumber
- egg - 5 pieces
For the sauce:
- balsamic vinegar - 2 tablespoons
- water - 2 tablespoons
- Dijon mustard - teaspoon
- unrefined olive oil - teaspoon
Cooking method:
If you received frozen squids, quickly bring them to normal temperature by placing them in cold water. Clean the carcasses as described above, and then boil them. Cool them in cold water, then squeeze and finely chop. To the resulting mass, add boiled and peeled shrimp and hard-boiled and chopped eggs. Cut the peeled cucumber into strips.
You have completed the preparation of the products, now it’s time for the dressing - mayonnaise or sauce. If you choose a recipe for squid and shrimp salad with balsamic vinegar dressing, simply mix the ingredients from the list for the sauce in a separate container and pour it over the chopped ingredients. The main condition for a successful dish is that all components must be as dry as possible, otherwise the salad will lose its taste and visual appeal. Bon appetit!
Salad with Chinese cabbage, squid and shrimp
This recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner. Fresh vegetables in shrimp and squid salads perfectly complement the taste of seafood.
Ingredients:
- Chinese salad - 100 grams
- squid - 100 grams
- frozen shrimp in shell - 100 grams
- fresh cucumbers - 50 grams
- juice of half a lemon
- unrefined olive oil
- salt, freshly ground pepper
Cooking method:
Wash the salad, cut out the thick part and cut into strips as thin as possible. Clean and boil the squid. Place the carcasses in a colander, cover with cold water, and then chop finely. Boil frozen shrimp and remove the shell. Of course, you can take already peeled and boiled shrimp, but such seafood is rather dry and not as tasty as their shelled relatives. Peel the fresh cucumber from skin and seeds, cut into strips. Mix all salad ingredients.
Season the dish with the following sauce: mix olive oil, freshly squeezed lemon juice, salt and pepper in a bowl and season with the prepared ingredients. Salads of squid and shrimp will look good on a dish with green leaves laid out. Bon appetit!
Salad with mussels
This low-calorie and very tasty seafood salad is ideal for those who are watching their figure. In addition, regular consumption of mussels strengthens the immune system and helps remove toxins from the body.
Required Products:
- Thawed mussels - 500 g;
- Sweet pepper - 1 piece;
- Small tomatoes - 8-10 pcs;
- Medium-sized cucumbers - 3 pcs;
- Red onion - 1 piece;
- Basil greens - 1 bunch;
- Arugula greens - 1 bunch;
- Green cilantro - 1 bunch;
- Lettuce leaves - 1 bunch;
- Soy sauce - 20 g;
- Olive oil - 25-30 g;
- Lemon juice - 20 g;
- Mustard - 1 teaspoon;
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe:
- Place mussels in boiling water with spices (bay leaf, allspice, salt), and cook for 4 minutes over medium heat;
- Slice cucumbers and tomatoes;
- Tear the greens with your hands (if you cut them, they will release juice, which will ruin the taste and appearance of the salad);
- Cut the onion into half rings;
- Cut the pepper into strips;
- Prepare salad dressing: whisk lemon juice, mustard, olive oil and soy sauce with salt and black pepper in one bowl;
- Mix all ingredients and season with sauce.
See other mussel salad recipes here.
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Seafood salad in tartlets
Undoubtedly, individual serving of this dish will make this salad the pearl of the buffet table.
Ingredients:
- Squid – 500 grams
- 2 onions
- frozen shrimp - 500 grams
- mayonnaise
- sweet pepper (red and yellow) - 1 pod each
- salt
- shortbread or waffle tartlets
Cooking method:
The recipe for this bright, juicy salad with squid and shrimp is simple. Boil and clean the seafood according to the method described above. If you put a bay leaf and a couple of allspice peas into the water, the meat will acquire a spicy aroma. Cool the boiled shrimp and squid, chop the latter and pour into a deep bowl.
Cut the sweet bell pepper into short strips. Peel and finely chop the onion, scald with boiling water - the excess pungency will go away. Add a little salt, season with a small amount of mayonnaise and mix gently. The preparation is almost complete, all that remains is to spread the salad into tartlets, sprinkle with herbs and serve. You can decorate it with red caviar and slices of olives or green olives. Bon appetit!
How to prepare sea salad - 15 varieties
- Sea salad on croutons
- Sea salad “10 minutes”
- Sea salad “Pearl”
- “Sea” salad with Iceberg
- Seahorse salad
- Sea salad "Neptune"
- “Sea” salad with crab steams
- Sea salad "Delicacy"
- Starfish salad
- Sea salad “Far Eastern”
- Sea salad “Family”
- “Sea” salad with squid and shrimp
- Marine salad with fruit dressing
- Sea salad "Megi-cha"
- Sea salad "Copenhagen"
Seafood salad with champignons, nuts and cheese
Undoubtedly, this recipe for squid and shrimp salad, as they say, is not for everybody. After all, the combination of mushrooms, cheese and nuts is unexpected in itself, and in the company of seafood it turns out to be a very satisfying and tasty meal.
Ingredients:
- 500 grams of squid carcasses
- 500 grams of champignons
- 300 grams of processed cheese
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons homemade mayonnaise
- 200 grams of walnut kernels
For decoration:
- king prawns – 150 grams
Cooking method:
If necessary, clean the squid from the skin, entrails and chords. Boil in boiling water for 3 minutes and cover with cold water. Meanwhile, boil the whole mushrooms in slightly salted water, cool, chop and mix with the squid. Chop the garlic and toasted nuts with a knife. Grind them into a homogeneous mass with grated cheese and homemade mayonnaise. Combine the resulting mass with a mixture of seafood and mushrooms - this will give the squid and shrimp salad a special, unique taste! Place frozen shrimp in boiling water and boil them for literally 3 minutes. Peel them from the shell and garnish the salad with their necks and the rest of the chopped nut kernel. Bon appetit!
Salad "Sea cocktail"
The basis of the seafood salad, namely the “sea cocktail” itself, depends on your taste preferences. Mix the gifts of the seas and oceans (mussels, shrimp, octopus, squid, etc.) in any composition and in any proportions, and experiment to your heart’s content.
Required Products:
- 350-400 grams of sea cocktail;
- 2 fresh cucumbers;
- 4 medium sized tomatoes;
- 1 sweet pepper;
- 1 bunch of lettuce leaves;
- 1 bunch of parsley;
- 1 sweet pepper;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 1.5 tbsp. spoons of soy sauce;
- 1 tbsp. spoon of lemon juice;
- 2 tbsp. spoons of olive oil;
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe:
- Place seafood in boiling water for 5 minutes with spices (allspice and bay leaf). After cooling, chop them, but not very finely;
- Cut cucumbers and tomatoes into slices;
- Cut the sweet pepper into strips;
- Finely chop the parsley;
- Tear lettuce leaves with your hands;
- Prepare salad dressing: mix soy sauce, lemon juice and olive oil, and add chopped garlic to this mixture;
- Mix all ingredients.
See other seafood cocktail salad recipes here.
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