Name: Seafood Salad
Yield: Serves six
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 15 ml/1 tbsp drained pickled capers; 115 g/4 oz cooked, peeled prawns (shrimp); 30 ml/2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice; 45 ml/3 tbsp virgin olive oil; 15 ml/1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; salt and ground black pepper; 12 fresh mussels, scrubbed and beards removed; 115 g/4 oz prepared squid rings; 10 cm/4in piece cucumber, finely diced; 6 crisp lettuce leaves; 1 large carrot

Preparation info

Serves
six

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from My Spanish Grandmother

By Pepita Aris

Published 2013

About

Ensalada de Mariscos is a very pretty arrangement of fresh mussels, prawns and squid rings served on a colourful bed of salad vegetables. In Spain, canned albacore tuna is also often included in this type of simple salad.

Ingredients

115 g/4 oz prepared squid rings
12 fresh mussels, scrubbed and beards removed
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Method

Put the squid rings into a metal sieve or vegetable steamer. Place the sieve or steamer over a pan of simmering water, cover with a lid and steam the squid for 2–3 minutes until it just turns white. Cool under cold running water to prevent further cooking and drain thoroughly on kitchen paper.