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Seafood Platter
Create an impressive seafood platter with this easy recipe! Learn how to choose the best seafood, prepare it perfectly and arrange it beautifully. Perfect for any celebration!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 4
Calories: 496 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 2 lb (1kg) garlic butter shrimp
- 2 lobster tails cleaned and cut in half
- 1 lb (500g) half shell mussels
- 1 lb (500g) white fish
- fried calamari
- olive oil
- salt, black pepper and garlic powder
To serve
- Garlic butter sauce
- peri-peri sauce I added ¼ cup heavy cream to make a creamy sauce
- Garlic butter rice
- Lemon wedges
- chopped parsley
Instructions
- Make the sauces before cooking the seafood and keep them at low heat.
- The seafood will all require different cooking methods. Mussels: Bring a large pot of water to the boil and add a steaming basket. Add the mussels to the steamer and steam for 4-5 minutes. If using whole mussels, steam until they open and discard any that don't.
- Calamari: Dredge in seasoned flour and fry in hot oil until crisp and golden, approximately 3-4 minutes. Do this in batches if your pot is small.
- Shrimp: Follow the recipe instructions for the shrimp.
- Lobster and fish: Drizzle the lobster tails and fish fillets with olive oil and season with salt, garlic powder and pepper. Heat a large pan over medium-high heat and sear the lobster, flesh-side down, for 2-3 minutes until cooked through.
- Grab your biggest platter then add the seafood. I prefer arranging the seafood in sections for an abundant appearance. Add bowls of sauce then garnish with chopped parsley and lemon wedges.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
496kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
82g
(164%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
6g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
486mg
(162%)
Sodium
1016mg
(42%)
Potassium
1234mg
(35%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
186IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
215mg
(22%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 496
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 496kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 82g | 164% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 486mg | 162% |
| Sodium | 1016mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 1234mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 186IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 215mg | 22% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.