10 salad shellfish Recipes

thick slices applewood-smoked bacon, diced (such as neuske s), garlic cloves, minced, riesling or other dry white wine, crushed red pepper, mussels , scrubbed and debearded, sliced red onion, separated into rings, prewashed baby spinach

ingredients for 1 large camembert, whelks, clams, winkles, dozen, squid or 2 kg (4 1/2 lb.) octopus, court-bouillon, peppercorns, camargue sea salt, mixed salad greens (2 parts wild arugula, purslane, wild dandelion), herbs (chervil, tarragon, chives), year old balsamic vinegar, extra-virgin cold pressed olive oil, sherry vinegar, salt and pepper, red peppers, green peppers, yellow peppers, ripe camembert, egg white, whole eggs, flour, melted butter, camembert , pressed through a sieve, cumin, buying, buy only live mollusks. reject any that are already open : they are probably dead. if the shell if partly open, tap on it. if it closes, the mollusk is still showing signs of vitality., should have a fresh briny ocean scent. avoid any with an unpleasant or ammonia-like smell. the shell should contain a clear liquid, except mussels which contain little or none at all, though the meat inside should be moist., never soak mollusks in fresh water; they ll open up and die., storing, place the live winkles in a container covered with a damp cloth. do not immerse them in water or place them in an airtight container that would prevent them from breathing. mollusks should be stored at a temperature between 0 and 4o cup (32-40o f). in their shells they will keep for 3 days; shucked for 1 or 2 days., preparing, wash the winkles at least twice in cold water before any other preparation .

squid, cleaned , tentacles removed and, body sacs cut into 1/4-inch rings, shrimp, (same size as squid) shelled and, cooked cannellini beans, sliced fennel, sliced red onion, fresh lemon juice, red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, salt and pepper to taste, extra-virgin olive oil , or to taste, minced fresh parsley , dill or chervil

chopped fresh parsley, sherry vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, salt, garlic cloves, minced, cooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, diced tomato, chopped onion, chopped green bell pepper, chopped red bell pepper

snow peas, vermicelli, red pepper, sliced thin, cucumber, sliced thin, shrimp, cooked, crabmeat, fresh ginger, chopped fine, garlic, chopped, sesame oil, black pepper, salt, lemon juice, vegetable oil, red wine vinegar

shrimp, raw but shelled and deveined, tails on (prawns), lime, finely shredded rind, red chili, seeded and finely chopped, olive oil, plus extra for brushing, mango, ripe but firm, carrots , cut into long thin shreds, cucumbers, sliced, red onion, halved and thinly sliced, roasted peanuts, roughly chopped, salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste, garlic clove, chopped, granulated sugar, limes, juiced, nam pla (thai fish sauce), red chili, seeded, rice vinegar, peanut oil, shallots, thinly sliced

lobster stock made by simmering lobster bodies and white mire poix in water for 45 minutes then strain., egg yolk, canola oil, salt and pepper, vine ripe tomatoes with stem, peeled and sliced, lobsters, cooked and removed from the shell intact, avocado, extra virgin olive oil, lemon , zested and juiced, basil leaves, sliced, shallot, minced, sea salt and black pepper

scallions (about 1/2 lb), olive oil, fingerling potatoes or other small boiling potatoes, olive oil, shrimp (about 12), sea scallops (about 18), loosely packed mesclun (mixed baby greens ; about 4 oz)