A fresh and delightful seafood salad, perfect as a side dish, appetizer, or even as a main course, to be enjoyed in any season.
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How to make Chilean Seafood Salad
A delicious combination of Chilean seafood, preferably fresh, although excellent packaged and frozen products are always available for your convenience.
Nutritional Information
Category: Salads
Cuisine: Chilean
Calories: 300
Cooking: 15 minutes
Preparation: 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Chilean Seafood Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup of cooked mussels
- 1 cup of cooked and peeled shrimp
- 1 cup of cooked clams
- 1 cup of cooked razor clams
- Juice of 2 squeezed lemons
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of chopped cilantro
- ½ red bell pepper
- Sea salt
- Pepper
Preparation
- Thoroughly clean the mussels, shrimp, clams, and razor clams. Cook them in hot water and let them cool to room temperature.
- In a bowl, add the seafood, whole or chopped depending on their size. Pour lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper to taste over them. Stir everything with a wooden spoon to blend aromas and flavors, and let it rest in the refrigerator for 5 minutes.
- Add the diced red bell pepper and cilantro. Gently mix to combine.
- Serve the seafood salad immediately. It makes for a great accompaniment to green salads.
Benefits of consuming seafood
- Seafood, especially fatty fish like salmon, trout, and mackerel, is abundant in omega-3 fatty acids. These essential fats promote heart health, reduce inflammation, and support cognitive function.
- Seafood is an excellent source of high-quality protein, essential for muscle growth, repair, and overall body function. Protein from seafood is often more easily digestible than protein from land-based sources.
Did You Know?
According to a study by the Subsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura, Chileans currently consume 14.9 kilos of seafood per capita annually, broken down as follows: fish (12.25 kg), crustaceans (1.25 kg), mollusks (1.19 kg), algae (0.19 kg), and other seafood (0.01 kg).
