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Seafood Salad With Cilantro Dressing Recipe


Seafood Salad With Cilantro Dressing Recipe
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Veracruz-style mixed seafood is the centerpiece of a festive meal that's rounded out with rice and vegetables. To present it as pictured, mound the seafood salad over the Mexican Rice - http://www.grouprecipes.com/43074/mexican-rice.html and surround... More

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Ingredients
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons grated lime peel
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon (generous) ground chipotle chile pepper*
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  • 1 1 1/2-pound skinless salmon fillet, cut into 1 1/4-inch cubes
  • 18 large sea scallops
  • 2 dozen mussels, scrubbed, debearded
  • 2 dozen Manila (small) clams, scrubbed
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  • Cilantro Dressing: (This recipe yields enough dressing for both the seafood salad and the rice.)
  • 1 1/4 cups (packed) coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 5 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon minced seeded serrano chile

Directions
  1. Whisk 2 tablespoons oil and next 5 ingredients in small bowl.
  2. Arrange salmon and scallops on separate sides in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
  3. Pour marinade over and toss to coat, keeping fish and scallops apart.
  4. Let marinate at room temperature at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour, turning occasionally.
  5. Drain separately, reserving marinade.
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  7. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
  8. Sprinkle salmon and scallops with salt and pepper.
  9. Add salmon to skillet; sauté until just opaque in center, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer salmon to platter.
  10. Add scallops to skillet; sauté until just opaque in center, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer to platter with salmon.
  11. Pour reserved marinade into skillet; add mussels and clams.
  12. Cover and cook over high heat until mussels and clams open, about 3 minutes (discard any that do not open). Using slotted spoon, transfer mussels and clams to platter with salmon and scallops; cool to room temperature.
  13. Drizzle seafood with some Cilantro Dressing.
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  15. Make Cilantro Dressing:
  16. Combine all ingredients in processor. Blend until almost smooth. Season dressing with salt and pepper.
  17. (NOTE: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to room temperature; rewhisk before using.)

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I like this recipe, it sounds delicious!


Looks delicious!


I could just eat the marinade! Great flavors. I love but can't eat mussels and clams. I will have to make substitutions for that. Can't wait. Thanks and here's my 5.


Got my 5


Love the sounds of this! Cilantro, lime and seafood
yumm! Thanks Lunasea, Mare


Love it! Saved all 3 recipes to put together. Thanks for sharing.


Rice and seafood are one of my favs Vickie
call me the next time you make this delicious meal.I love Veracruz-style mixed seafood.
I will bring the wine.
Michael


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