Today I am excited to try the perfect Christmas eve Italian Seafood Salad fit for a Feast of the Seven Fishes. 🎄🐟 This easy recipe for Insalata di Mare recipe is exactly what I was craving. It’s fresh, zesty, and could be the absolute highlight of your holiday table. This is great as an antipasto or even a light and fresh meal.
The Feast of the Seven Fishes (La Vigilia) is a beautiful Italian-American tradition, and no spread is complete without a cold, marinated seafood salad. In this video, I’ll show you how to cook, and dress your seafood perfectly so it’s tender—never rubbery!
INGREDIENTS
*Poaching Ingredients*
2 1/2 to 3 water
1 cup white wine
celery stick
5 cloves garlic
2 tsp black peppercorns
1 dried bay leaf
sprigs of thyme
sprigs of rosemary
sprigs of Italian parsley
1 large Meyer lemon
half of a small white onion
2 tsp salt
*Seafood Salad Ingredients*
2 lbs jumbo shrimp
12 oz Bay scallops
1 lb bag of seafood mix with calamari
2 to 3 sticks celery
red onion
1/2 red bell pepper
3 to 4 cloves garlic
5 oz jar Italian Castelvetrano olives
3 Meyers lemons
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 Tbsp white wine vinegar
2 Tbsp of pepperoncini Brine
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
salt & pepper to taste
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44 Comments
Everything u make ALWAYS Looks so good! I wish u were my mom 😃 but thank u for sharing ur recipes with us.
That wait the next day would be excruciating to wait to eat , omg that looked delicious 😋
Looks AHMAZING Angelica!
Seafoods awesome heck yeah😍
Tasty.
It looks delicious ❤
MY mouth is watering 😂😂😂
Omg delicious
That looks delicious ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊
thank you 💕
This looks amazing, my wife bought some sliced crispy seaweed that would be awesome on that.
Looks like cevice! Looks faabb!!
Just added this to my saved videos before even watching the whole video
I forgot about this! I used to get this a lot at my old favorite Italian place in South Florida. Served with their beautifully soft focaccia rolls. Sitting outside with a glass of wine. Yum! I so miss Gorgios ❤ Thank you for this!
This looks AMAZING! Also, while it wouldn't be the same dish anymore I could see doing a "budget" version with canned tuna. Especially the tuna canned in olive oil (the only kind I get anymore). Maybe drain like 3 or 4 cans and obviously skip the poaching but just with those veggies and the dressing…yeah I think I need to try this soon.
The chile flakes would be dependent on what region of Italy you are in. The south tends to like things spicy, while the north does not.
Thinking about the olives 🫒? I wonder if pickled onions, Italian Mix Giardiniera or something similar would be good in this for crunch and more acidity with sweet and sour flavors. Either way looks good and delicious. Planning on doing something for Christmas with seafood so thanks for sharing ❤.
Looks good, but the next time you make a seafood poaching sauce, think about adding butter and more wine along with your fav seasoning. *That’s your dip for the bread. #trust
Looks beautiful 😊
I'm glad I saw this bc I think it's on the New Year's Eve menu😊
I'm sooo glad I'm a seafood lover🎉🎉
Fantastic!!
This looks so good!
Your reaction at the very end after you took a bite of the bread soaked in the dressing is PRICELESS! 💞 Yeah, that sealed the deal for me 😂 I got the ingredients on my grocery shopping list. Thanks, Angelica!
It looks delicious. I love seafood. I need to make this. Happy Wednesday ❌️ ⭕️
Italian American here and I grew up eating this every Christmas Eve. It’s a bit funny to me this dish is trending these days but you really hit this one out of the park Mama!
your Meyer lemon in the court-bouillon counts as both lemon and orange, since it's a hybrid. looks lovely!
Oh my this looks delicious and beautiful! Thank you ! 🍤🦪🍋
That looks delicious! 😋
Awesome video, thanks ❤❤❤
Ceviche italiano
I can't wait till Christmas Eve to make this seafood salad,thank you Angelica
😂😂😂 the blasphemy.
Mamá, not only is this the most intriguing dish I've seen you make over the many years I've tunned in, but this is the most intriguing ceviche ever.❤❤❤❤❤❤
Scrumptious. BUT I want that casserole. Where did you find it? Who makes it?
Why am I watching this? I hate seafood! 😅 I still very much like this video.
Enjoy your salad people!!!
Yummy! This brought back memories of my family’s Vigile. Stuffed shrimp, snail salad, breaded cod, fried smelts, baked breaded scallops, flounder, fried oysters, and clam sauce and linguine. Honestly my mom and I loved all the dishes and would have enjoyed them on Christmas instead of traditional meal. Thank you for helping me remember, I love your videos.Happy Holidays to you and your family.❤🎄
That’s great!
Did you save the poaching liquid for a soup or make a sauce for fish etc?
can’t wait to make this recipe ❤❤❤
Italian seafood salad is a genius combo!
Looks delicious. Liked and subscribed👍🏾
This looks wonderful!!
Delicioso 😋!
Beautiful work!