5 from 2 votes
Italian Seafood Salad (Insalata di Mare Antipasto)
This mixed seafood platter is a classic antipasto (appetizer) you will find in all over Southern Italy. It's a light, bright salad of gently cooked and marinated seafood, including shrimp, squid, scallops, and mussels, with lemon juice, olive oil, and parsley. Seafood salad is, at its heart, incredibly delicious and simple.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
386 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Salad
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- ½ pound scallops 225g, dry-packed bay or sea; cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 teaspoons grated zest and 1 cup 240ml juice from 8 to 10 lemons, divided
- 1 pound Shrimp 450g, peeled and deveined, large
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil 135ml, divided, plus 1 tablespoon
- 2 pounds mussels 1kg, de-bearded and scrubbed (ask fish monger to do this for you)
- 1 pound squid 450g, bodies cut into 1/2-inch rings and large tentacles halved lengthwise, cleaned bodies and tentacles
- ¼ cup parsley 3/4 ounce; 20g, packed; minced; leaves and tender stems
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, heat 2 garlic in 1 tablespoon (15ml) oil over medium heat until golden, about 4 minutes. Add 1 cup (240ml) water and bring to a simmer over high heat. Add mussels, cover, and cook until all mussels have opened, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer mussels to a large bowl and refrigerate until chilled.
- Add 4 cups (960ml) cold water to mussel-steaming liquid. Add shrimp and squid to poaching liquid and set over medium-high heat. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until liquid temperature reaches 170°F on an instant-read thermometer.
- Continue cooking until shrimp are cooked through and no longer translucent in the center. Using a slotted spoon, transfer shrimp and squid to a large bowl, then refrigerate until chilled. Discard poaching liquid.
- Pick all mussels from their shells, discarding shells. Cut shrimp in half lengthwise down the middle. In a medium bowl, combine parsley, remaining 1/2 cup (120ml) lemon juice, lemon zest, remaining 1/2 cup (120ml) olive oil. Whisk well.
- Drain scallops. In a large bowl, combine scallops, shrimp, squid, shelled mussels, and dressing. Season with salt and toss well. Dressed seafood can be refrigerated for up to 2 days and will improve in flavor during that time.
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Notes
- It is recommended to make it at least 12 hours before serving to allow the flavors to meld together in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information
Calories
386kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
36g
(72%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Trans Fat
0.01g
(1%)
Cholesterol
302mg
(101%)
Sodium
1026mg
(43%)
Potassium
656mg
(14%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
499IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
29mg
(32%)
Calcium
95mg
(10%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 386
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 386kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 302mg | 101% |
| Sodium | 1026mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 656mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 499IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 29mg | 32% |
| Calcium | 95mg | 10% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.