Seafood & Fish
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Niçoise Salad With Basil and Anchovy-Lemon Vinaigrette
Here is a riff on a classic French salade niçoise. Traditionalists drape anchovy filets across the finished salad, but here, they're minced and used only in the dressing. Anchovy admirers can certainly add more for garnish — and anchovy avoiders can simply leave them out. The only cooking is boiling the potatoes and haricots verts, which can be done together in the same pot. Add a jammy egg or two if you like. Dressing the vegetables while warm helps them absorb all the good flavors more deeply, making this a salad that manages to be intense and light at the same time.
Lemony Shrimp and Quinoa
This quick and easy lemony dish uses two of my favourite things.....Shrimp and Quinoa! These two items are on my list of quick and easy go to meals. You can do just about anything with them in a very short time.
Smoked salmon and crème fraiche canapé
A delicious and tasty appetizer which can also be served as a canapé.
Spicy Lemon Tilapia with Chunky Tomato Sauce
One random night, a recipe just popped into my head. I had never done it before, and I didn't know how it would 'pan' out. I just knew I wanted to include certain elements, like tilapia and tomatoes and a little bite, but I wasn't sure what to do. As the vision came together, I googled how-tos from places like Epicurious and Allrecipes in order to make sure I at least got the cooking part done right. I never imagined it would taste as delicious as it did! I served the tilapia over a simple cauliflower puree and roasted asparagus. I hope you enjoy!
Salad of Grilled Kohlrabi and Smoked Trout
I love kohlrabi and I recently experimented with grilling it with sliced lemon -- it made a very tasty recipe. But the real epiphany came the next morning.
Tuna Salad with Dill
This dill tuna salad recipe isn't anything special, really, I just like a tuna sandwich occasionally! I like the more "adult" taste of adding a little dill!
Scallops and Mango Skewers
Sweet and meaty, fresh scallops are the most user-friendly of mollusks and make for easy summer suppers. Skewer them with bell peppers, red onion and mango, and they can go from grill to table in about 15 minutes flat. The trick to grilling scallops is simple: Err on the side of undercooking since an undercooked scallop is far more enjoyable than an overcooked one. Take the scallops off the grill before they’re opaque all the way through.
Grilled Scallops With Peaches, Corn and Tomatoes
The easiest hot-weather supper, this salad benefits from peak-summer ingredients, which need very little prep. You can throw the corn cobs and halved peaches directly on the grill, but if your scallops are small enough to fall through the grates, you should skewer them onto metal skewers or wooden skewers that have been soaked in water. The only thing worse than losing a sweet, meaty scallop into the fire would be overcooking it, so be sure to remove the scallops from the grill before they’re fully opaque.
Miso-Glazed Grilled Scallops
This simple and sophisticated treatment is perfect for grilled scallops, but also works well on chicken or pork. One note on preparation: Err on the side of undercooking. Take the scallops off the grill before they’re opaque all the way through. If you undercook a scallop, it will still be delicious, but if you overcook it, it will get rubbery.
Raw Scallops on Bacon
Salty and sweet, crisp and tender, bacon and scallops pair well together in this impossibly easy dish. Any time you cook with a limited ingredient list, you want to select good-quality items, especially when working with raw seafood. Many store-bought scallops are soaked in a phosphate solution that plumps them up with water (and increases the price), so it’s important to look for scallops that are labeled “dry” or “dry-packed,” since a phosphate-marinated scallop can taste soapy. Since the scallops are served over bacon, season them frugally with just a hint of salt.
Scallop Panzanella
Creamy, sweet, briny and meaty at the same time, scallops are the most user-friendly of mollusks and require minimal preparation. Here, they are grilled with tomatoes and crusty bread, then tossed with a classic dressing of lemon juice and olive oil in a fresh take on classic panzanella.
Ceviche-Style Scallops
When preparing a simple scallop dish, buying high-quality scallops is half the battle. Because scallops are often soaked in a phosphate solution that plumps them with water to bump up cost, it’s important to look for scallops that are labeled “dry” or “dry-packed.” (A phosphate-marinated scallop may taste like soap.) Good scallops need little more than a squeeze of lime, but sliced chile pepper and a handful of cilantro bring brightness to this easy summer dish.
Grilled Scallops With Kale and Olives
Cook scallops on the grill, and they’ll stand up to stronger flavors like kale and olives in this hearty grilled salad. You’ll want to firmly massage your kale with its lemon dressing to tenderize it, so it doesn’t overpower the delicate grilled scallops. If desired, you could even grill the kale, then toss with the olives and onions just before serving.
Scallop Tartare
Sweet and tender scallops make a natural substitute for raw beef in tartare. While beef stands up to strong, aggressive capers and mustard, the ratios are dialed back here to accommodate the scallop, which is more subtle. Because they’re being served raw, it’s important to buy fresh, high-quality scallops. Many store-bought options are soaked in a phosphate solution that plumps them up with water (therefore bumping up the price), so it’s important to look for scallops that are labeled “dry” or “dry-packed” for more pure flavor.
Seaweed Salad With Scallops
Sweet and briny scallops need little more than a splash of oil and a pinch of seasoning to be delicious. Because they’re often enjoyed raw, it’s important to purchase fresh, high-quality bivalves. Many store-bought scallops are soaked in a phosphate solution that plumps them up with water (therefore bumping up the price), so it’s important to look for scallops that are labeled “dry” or “dry-packed.” A waterlogged scallop doesn’t sear well, and a phosphate-marinated scallop may taste like soap, especially when consumed raw as they are here. In this 10-minute recipe, the scallop takes center-stage while seaweed and cucumber provide texture, and soy sauce and sesame oil add depth.
Salmon with Lemon Cream and Pea Shoots
These three items just seemed to go together, and it is fun to experiment with more unusual early-season produce!
Asian Barbequed Salmon
It doesn’t seem to go together. Asian flavors such as soy sauce, rice vinegar and sesame oil, with fish. But it’s a winner because salmon is a full flavored fish and can handle these bold marinade ingredients. This dish is not barbequed in the traditional way on the grill either. The addition of brown sugar gives the fish a barbequed glaze and the secret is to cook it in a hot, dry pan with no added oil or butter. No added fat and full of flavor score one for the home cook!
Paella Master Recipe
The technique for paella is pretty straightforward: Unlike with risotto, paella is hardly stirred or not at all. And equally unlike with risotto (but very much as with Persian tahdig), you want a brown bottom, which is called socarrat, the sign of a good paella. This can be a matter of chance. But the likelihood increases if you keep the heat relatively high, turning it down only when you smell a little scorching. (That won’t ruin the dish as long as you catch it in time.) Perhaps the best thing about this recipe is that it is delightfully adaptable: Add whatever meat, seafood, vegetable or seasoning that sounds good to you.
Spicy Roasted Shrimp and Broccoli Rabe
This dish uses one of my favorite techniques for cooking just about anything quickly: high-heat roasting. All you do is spread seasoned protein and vegetables out on one rimmed baking sheet and roast everything at the same time. Here I’ve paired shrimp with broccoli rabe, which cook in about 10 minutes flat.
Steamed Salmon with Mirin
This is a simple Japanese Steamed Salmon recipe that I use when I need a quick meal. It goes great with fresh steamed rice, bok choy, & sweet Thai chili sauce.
Smoked Salmon Chowder
There is a recipe for lox chowder in Mark Russ Federman’s charming memoir of his family's appetizing business on the Lower East Side of Manhattan: “Russ & Daughters: Reflections and Recipes From the House That Herring Built.” I put a version of it into The Times in 2013. The soup tastes best made with the store's smoked salmon trimmings, which offer a lot of fatty, flavorful bits from up around the fish’s collar (and cheap, too!), but a number of test runs using supermarket smoked salmon offered evidence that the soup is still terrific when made outside the five boroughs of New York City, with a fantastic smokiness tempered by the sweet flavors of potato and leek.
Zuppa di Clams With Savory Crouton
For this zuppa di clams recipe, copious amounts of fresh and canned clams sit on a generous "crouton" of savory Bread flavored with Garlic and Pecorino Romano.
“Burn-Your-Fingers” Mussels (to dip in Lemon-Black Pepper Butter)
The first time I ate shellfish prepared this way, they were tiny scallops called Coquilles “Brûle Doigts,” and I was in a fish bistro in Paris named La Cagouille. I’ve been making them at home ever since—sometimes just for myself! On a trip to San Francisco, I found them again, on the menu of an incredible bistro named “LuLu.” Then owner, Reed Hearon, had named them after the same bistro in Paris, and we had a great conversation about how much we both like La Cagouille—and mollusks prepared this way. I think you will, too!
Gazpacho with Aleppo Pepper Roasted Gulf Shrimp
Fresh gulf coast shrimp is tossed in olive oil, salt, and mild aleppo pepper then roasted until just cooked and juicy. Use to garnish a bowl of fresh heirloom tomato gazpacho made with almonds instead of bread and you've got yourself and intensely flavorful, fresh, and healthy meal.