It’s Christmas and you have more than 10 people for lunch, but you still don’t have the faintest idea of what to serve on the menu? Start with the simplest things: a light appetizer. And start with style. For example, why not a fish salad? Not just the classic seafood salad, but also other versions with smoked fish, which give color to the table without weighing it down.
Here are some delicious ideas, which you can also use for the Christmas Eve menu, traditionally based on fish. You don’t need many ingredients or time... and you’re sure to make a great impression!
Smoked fish salad with dried fruit
On the Christmas table, there’s no shortage of dried fruit! In this version, it’s also present in the salad. After you’ve cleaned the cauliflowers, broccoli, fennel and Belgian endive, cut them into pieces. Peel the smoked white fish fillet and place it on the vegetables, together with the dried fruit. Season to taste and serve.
Shrimp and hake salad
A very light but tasty salad. Steam the shrimps and hake. In the meantime, boil the asparagus, then cut them into chunks, adding them to the peeled tomatoes. Prepare a sauce, blending a handful of basil with milk, the juice of half a lemon, and yogurt. Arrange the ingredients previously prepared and season with the sauce.
Seafood salad with fennel and oranges
Not the usual seafood salad, but flooded with a julienne of oranges and fennel. After blanching the octopus, peel the fennel and cut them into thin slices, then the radicchio. Finally, peel the shrimp tails. Peel the oranges, removing the skin and preserving it, along with the juice that drips. Blend the orange pith, together with a slice of pear, oil, salt and lemon juice. Dress the salad with it.
Marinated salmon and grapefruit salad
Salmon is one of the most appreciated fish for its consistency and its strong and decisive taste. In this salad it’s marinated, placed on lettuce and garnished with segments of peeled grapefruit. Try it.