Warm Seafood Salad

WARM SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• For the Dressing: combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
• Saute seafood in olive oil until the fish is almost cooked through and the shellfish is open. Discard any unopened shellfish. Add dressing to finish cooking. Make a bed with the greens, arrange vegetables around the sides, and add seafood on top.

WARM SEAFOOD SALAD

Steps:

• For the bread: Arrange baguette slices on a sheet tray and toast under the broiler until golden brown. Rub bread with cut-sides of raw garlic clove and drizzle with oil.
• For the salad: Rinse lettuces and spin dry. Tear into bite-sized pieces. Place in a large bowl.
• For the aioli: Add the yolks, saffron, garlic, lemon juice, a pinch each of salt and freshly ground black pepper, and garlic scapes to a large mixing bowl. With an immersion blender set to pulse, combine ingredients, then slowly drizzle in half of the oil. Switch to a whisk and whisk in the remaining oil in a slow, steady stream. Set aside.
• For the seafood and assembly: In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add the oil; when smoking, add the shrimp and squid. Saute until shrimp is pink and squid opaque, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the aioli, stir quickly then quickly remove from heat. Pour seafood over greens and toss lightly. Serve warm, garnished with red bell pepper, with the toasted baguette slices.

WARM SHRIMP SALAD

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in butter 1 minute.
• Add shrimp; cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in broth and seasonings.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 4 minutes.
• Place greens on plates; top with shrimp mixture.

WARM SEAFOOD SALAD WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER DRESSING

Steps:

• Dressing:.
• Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
• Salad and Seafood:.
• Saute seafood in olive oil unti the fish is almost cooked through.
• Add the dressing to finish cooking.
• Make a bed with the greens and veggies and add seafood (I usually flake the fish while cooking) and the sauce it's cooked with on top of salad.

WARM SHRIMP SALAD

Steps:

• In a large saute pan melt butter over medium heat. Add the shrimp and lemon juice, cook until shrimp just turn pink. Remove from heat and drain.
• In a large bowl tear lettuce into bite-size pieces, add the tomatoes, avocado, celery, cucumber carrots and cooked shrimp, toss to combine. Top with your favorite dressing or vinaigrette.