Seafood Salad (Insalata di Mare)

🛒 Ingredients

• Shrimp, cooked 50 g · 45 kcal
• Calamari (Squid), cooked 50 g · 45 kcal
• Mussels, cooked, meat only 40 g · 32 kcal
• Octopus, cooked 40 g · 32 kcal
• Celery, chopped 30 g · 5 kcal
• Cherry tomatoes, halved 30 g · 5 kcal
• Extra virgin olive oil 20 g · 177 kcal
• Lemon juice 20 g · 4 kcal
• Fresh parsley, chopped 5 g · 2 kcal
• Garlic, minced 3 g · 4 kcal

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. Clean all seafood thoroughly under cold running water. For calamari, separate bodies from tentacles and slice bodies into rings.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Blanch each type of seafood separately for 1-3 minutes until just cooked through and tender, then immediately transfer to an ice bath to stop the cooking.
3. Once cooled, drain the seafood well and pat dry. In a large bowl, combine the cooked seafood, chopped celery, halved cherry tomatoes, minced garlic, and chopped fresh parsley.
4. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Season generously with salt and pepper to taste, then toss gently to combine.
5. Serve Insalata di Mare chilled as an appetizer or a light main course, garnished with an extra sprig of fresh parsley.