Salad with canned mussels and squid. Delicious salads of shrimp, mussels and squid
Servings: 6
Cooking time: 40min.
How we sometimes want to put something new, unknown on the festive table, so that everyone present tastes with trepidation and asked for more. We suggest starting with a salad of mussels and squid. He is sure to please all your guests. And its exotic, special taste will become a pleasant culinary discovery. Any seafood salad will go well with, for example.
Ingredients:
2 large squid carcasses
500 gr. peeled frozen shrimp
500 gr. frozen mussels
50 gr. butter
3 tomatoes
1 onion
1 bunch of lettuce
1 bunch of dill and parsley
3 cloves of garlic
salt pepper
vegetable oil
3 spoons lemon juice
Mussel and squid salad is prepared as follows
Step 1
Boil squid carcasses in salted water (per liter - a spoonful of salt). After the water boils - cook for only 3 minutes. Then you need to wash them cold water and remove the films. Cut into thin strips.
Step 2
We do not defrost the shrimps, but immediately put them in a hot pan, evaporate all the liquid. Add butter and fry until the seafood is tender.
Step 3
We also boil mussels in salted water: after boiling - 5 minutes.
Step 4
Cut the tomatoes into small cubes. Pepper the core and cut into thin strips. Cut the onion into thin half rings. We tear lettuce leaves with our hands. Finely chop the greens. Crush the garlic with pepper and salt.
Step 5
Combine all prepared ingredients in a salad bowl, mix gently. Dressing the salad of mussels and squid with a mixture of vegetable oil and lemon juice, crushed garlic, salt and pepper. Pre-dressing must be lightly whisked with a whisk.
Recipe for another delicious salad
What do you need:
How to make a delicious salad
1. Boil the mussels with spices for 20 minutes. After cooling, clean and cut into strips. Boiled eggs we divide into yolks and whites. Rub the yolks on a grater. Cut the proteins into pieces. Boil the squids in salted water for 5 minutes. Cut into strips after cooling completely.
2. Cut the sausage into cubes. Boil the shrimps for 2 minutes, peel. We will leave a couple of shrimps to decorate the dish. Now you need to form a salad: lay mussels, squid, shrimp in layers, greasing with mayonnaise.
3. Put proteins at the bottom of the salad bowl, then - mussels, shrimps, behind them - sausage. Sprinkle with yolks on top, decorate with olives and shrimps.
Seafood salads are always great. After all, not every day we have a mix of squid, shrimp and mussels on our table. For us, a more familiar product is chicken or pig meat. As a rule, many of us have never cooked seafood on our own at all. We hasten to reassure you - the process of preparing such products is very simple. In any large store, you can pick up for yourself required amount frozen seafood.
Enjoy cooking!
In order to prepare a salad with mussels and squids, you must take:
- fresh frozen mussels - 500 g;
- fresh frozen squids - 600-700 g;
- bulgarian pepper - 1 pc.;
- onions - 2 pcs.;
- table vinegar - 4 tablespoons;
- boiled water - 1 glass;
- vegetable or olive oil - 5 tablespoons;
- sugar, salt;
- king prawns - 3 pcs. (for decoration).
Sea salad - both tasty and healthy
The name “seafood salad” alone causes profuse salivation, and then the imagination can run wild, because you can combine seafood as you like and with anything. The recipe for this salad with squid, mussels and shrimp is distinguished by its piquancy and unusual spicy taste. This dish combines unsurpassed notes of seafood and aromas of vegetables that are quite familiar to us, which makes it especially tasty. Whether it is worth talking about the benefits of its ingredients - we don't know, but it's better to remind.
Mussels are a pure protein that is very easily absorbed by our body, moreover, it is dietary product... They contain a large amount of vitamins and minerals that improve vision, cleanse the blood and strengthen the immune system. But do not forget about another of their excellent properties - the ability to help the production of the male hormone - testosterone. By the way, this is practically a natural Viagra. Squids are also rich in minerals and trace elements, which has a beneficial effect on the human body. Well, and so everyone knows firsthand about the benefits of onions and bell peppers.
A salad of mussels and squid can be safely attributed to the category of dietary ones, since its components practically do not contain fats, and a light dressing makes it even more tender.
Cooking process
Well, it's time to talk about the cooking process. Pretreatment of mussels should be done very carefully, they can get sand, and this, believe me, is not the best flavoring additive to salad. Rinse the mussels under running water, preferably several times. Most manufacturers immediately remove the barbs that attach the mussel to the sink, as they are inedible. If you come across beards, just cut them off.
Bring water in a saucepan to a boil (about 1.5 L), salt and pour the mussels into it. Cook them for about 4 minutes. It should be noted that small mussels are cooked for 3 minutes, and large ones - 5. After cooking, immediately pour them into another dish, do not leave them in a hot saucepan, so that they do not get ready to the state of chewing gum. Cut into strips.
Squids also need to be rinsed and peeled. The cooking process is very similar to that described above. Place the peeled carcasses in salted water and cook for 4-5 minutes. Cut the finished squid into thin neat strips.
Boil three king prawns, they will be needed for further processing sea salad... Salt the boiling water, add a slice of lemon and dill. Lower the shrimp, after boiling, cook for another 10 minutes. Clean them from the shell, leaving only the tail. Do not forget to cut the shrimp along the back and remove the intestinal string - this is important.
Prepare the marinade: peel onion(if the onion is large, then one is enough) and cut into thin half rings, scald with boiling water in order to remove unpleasant bitterness. In a glass of water, dissolve 4 tablespoons of vinegar, a teaspoon of sugar and salt, pour the onion with marinade and leave for 20-30 minutes, then strain it.
Bell peppers (to contrast the salad, it is better to take red), wash and chop into strips.
The assembly of the dish is very simple: mix mussels, squids, bell peppers and pickled onions in a deep plate, salt to taste, mix everything carefully and season with olive oil (replace with vegetable oil if necessary). If you do not need to follow your figure, then everyone's favorite mayonnaise is quite suitable for dressing.
And finally, the most wonderful of the processes is, of course, the presentation. Here you can give free rein to your imagination or use our tips on how to decorate your dish. If you chose the second option, then it is worth taking a special plate, pouring 6-7 tablespoons of the already seasoned salad into the center, and fanning out the king prawns prepared in advance on the rim.
This seafood salad looks enchanting, but tastes even more delicious. This is absolutely independent dish that can only be complemented by a glass of white wine. Considering beneficial features this tandem, it is perfectly suitable for romantic dinner... Bon Appetit!
Such a salad with mussels and squid can be either with avocado pieces, or seasoned with some avocado sauce, there are several of them on the site. The type of use of the avocado depends on how soft the fruit you got ... In addition to the mixture of olive oil and granular mustard, the salad can be seasoned with mayonnaise (classic or light).
I wanted the avocado dressing, but the fruit turned out to be hard and went into the main ingredients. And it's delicious!
Prepare the ingredients according to the recipe list. Mussels are usually sold cooked frozen, squid is more convenient for cooking and saves time - already in the form of fillets.
Eggs should be boiled in salted water. In this case, even if there are cracks on the shell, the egg will not pour out into the water when boiled. Hard-boiled eggs or eggs with soft yolk are suitable for salad.
Cut the defrosted squid fillets into strips. Place a pot of water, a couple of peppercorns, and a bay leaf on the stove.
Place the squid in boiling water. As soon as the water boils again, count slowly to ten, at the tenth second send the thawed mussels to the squid and almost immediately remove from the heat, discard in a colander or catch the seafood with a slotted spoon.
Combine slices of avocado, squid, and whole mussels in a salad bowl or bowl.
For dressing, combine and whisk olive oil with grainy mustard, for example, just a fork.
To serve, place the salad in a portioned salad bowl, place the egg wedges on top and pour over the dressing.
Lightweight but hearty salad with mussels and squid is ready.
Bon Appetit!
Do you want something exotic, but only such that you can eat and really enjoy the meal? Try the salad with mussels and squid - the dish is ideal for both festive table and for a quiet family meal. If you don't like the taste of mussels, try them in a salad anyway. Frying in butter is the secret of this dish; mussels acquire a simply amazing delicate taste.
Ingredient List:
- 3 squid carcasses,
- 100 g mussels
- 1 onion
- 1 tbsp butter,
- 2 chicken eggs
- 0.5 tsp table vinegar 9%,
- 0.5 tsp Sahara,
- 3 pinches of salt
- 1.5 tbsp mayonnaise,
- green onions before serving.
Preparation
1. Remove the husk from the onion and cut into halves of rings. Love a lot of onions in a salad - take a large vegetable, do not like a lot - take a smaller one, everything is simple. 
2. Thoroughly crush the onion with your hands, mix with sugar and vinegar, leave for 10-15 minutes. Before adding the onion to the salad, do not forget to rinse it with running water and drain off excess liquid. 
3. Use chilled squids, if they were frozen - defrost in natural conditions. Wash them thoroughly, remove the insides, if any. 
4. Scrape the squid with a sharp knife, remove the hard parts from the carcass and tail. Put salted water to boil. 
5. Melt the butter in a skillet. Arrange the chilled mussels. If they were previously frozen, then defrost them at room temperature or refrigerate overnight, then rinse and drain. 
6. Fry the mussels for a short time on low heat, until a golden hue appears - 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. If the seafood is too greasy, you can put it on a napkin. 
7. Boil the squid in boiling water for 3-4 minutes, then cool and cut. It is best to cut into strips, but you can cut as you like. 