Frutti Di Mare
- 1 pound fresh or frozen and thawed baby octopus, cut into pieces
- 1 pound fresh or frozen and thawed calamari, cleaned and cut into pieces
- 1 pound fresh mussels, scrubbed and debearded
- 1 pound fresh Manila clams, scrubbed
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup sliced celery with leaves
- 4 cups mixed baby greens
- Cover octopus with cold water in a large pot over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 30 to 45 minutes or until a knife easily pierces the meat. Plunge octopus into ice water, and drain.
- Cook calamari in boiling water to cover about 45 seconds to 1 minute, or until rings are opaque. Plunge calamari into ice water, and drain.
- Throw away any mussels or clams with open shells. Steam mussels in 1 inch of water 2 minutes or until mussels open. Discard mussels that fail to open. Transfer to a clean bowl; let cool.
- Steam clams in 1 inch of water, covered, 3 to 5 minutes or until clams open. Discard clams that fail to open; let cool.
- Whisk together oil and next 5 ingredients. Combine seafood in a large bowl. Pour dressing over seafood; toss to coat. Add celery; toss again. Let marinate 2 hours. Divide greens among 6 plates; top with seafood mixture.
baby octopus, calamari, mussels, manila clams, extravirgin olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, fresh italian parsley, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, celery, mixed baby greens
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/frutti-di-mare (may not work)