Many of us grew up with little exposure to a large variety of seafood dishes. This is unfortunate, because with so many ways to prepare, season,
marinate and cook seafood (fish and shellfish),it can be incredibly delicious. There are also many sauces available to use with seafood, adding complimentary flavor.
Another benefit of seafood is its plentiful nutritional value. Fish contains Omega 3 fats, which studies have shown can play a huge role in promoting good heart, brain and joint health. Fish is also high in valuable minerals, such as iodine and selenium, and provides Vitamins A and D, as well as zinc.
Below you will find seafood recipes for shrimp, halibut, salmon, crab and tuna. You can also find seafood recipes throughout this website using the various recipe category links. I hope you join me in my quest for more delicious seafood recipes. I look forward to discovering new delicious recipes in the days to come.
Seafood Recipes ▼
Take a walk on the wild side with this easy and incredibly delicious Cajun shrimp recipe! Acadian Peppered Shrimp is buttery and peppery and full of powerful flavor. This shrimp recipe cooks the shrimp in a skillet with a generous amount of butter, ground pepper, cayenne pepper, and a6variety of other dried herbs, and will have you rolling your eyes with every bite. Fantastic served alone or with rice.
Beer Batter Fried Halibut is crispy and crunchy on the outside and
tender and flaky on the inside! This photo shows this fried fish dish made with
halibut, but cod can also be used. The beer adds effervescence to the batter, while some hot pepper sauce and paprika add a little zing. These crispy fried halibut pieces are delicious served with wedges of lemon, sprayed with apple cider vinegar and
sprinkled with salt or sides of tartar sauce.
Salmon takes on a new flair when it's dressed with this tangy Mustard Dill Sauce! The sauce has a texture similar to that of tartar sauce, though the flavor is pleasantly different, entertaining a distinctive hint of fresh dill and the tanginess of grainy (Creole style) mustard. The sauce derives its creaminess from yogurt and sour cream, while lemon juice, fresh dill and a helping of grainy mustard add wonderful pizazz!
This Crab Cake recipe (also sometimes referred to as Crab Patties and Crabcakes) is a fun and tasty way to prepare crab (and spread your dollar!). All you need is some crabmeat (fresh, canned, frozen or even imitation crab), sourdough bread, mayonnaise, parsley, egg, pimientos, green onions and some seasoning. These ingredients are formed into patties, then broiled until crispy brown. Delicious with a variety of sauces.
These petite crab appetizers are delicious and elegant, but also have an element of fun, due to their size, crispy coating and delicious tangy sauce. Crab Croquettes are made with cooked crab, diced green onions, seasonings and some egg and panko bread crumbs to add flavor and help hold them together during the cooking process. They are then fried using a deep fat fryer or a saucepan until they turn a beautiful crispy golden brown.
Crab Crostini is a tasty and colorful appetizer that will add a touch of elegance to any party, holiday or social gathering. This crab appetizer recipe features mini slices of bread topped with a light and delicious flaky crab mixture made with red bell pepper, chives, parsley, Dijon, Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, hot pepper sauce and some freshly squeezed lime juice. These crostini are also delicious as a lunch or snack.
This Crab Puffs recipe produces light and puffy appetizer balls that give a touch of elegance and subtle sophisticated flavor to any event. This seafood appetizer is very easy to make and makes plenty! Flour, butter, cheddar cheese, green onions and the right flavorings perfectly compliment the crabmeat. Crab Puffs can be made in advance and baked later. These crab puffs plump up into soft, light and fluffy balls with subtle flavor.
Crispy Crab Wontons with Avocado Creme feature crispy fried wontons topped with a light and tangy crab salad topped with melted cheddar cheese. This crab wonton recipe also features an Avocado Creme that is served on the side as garnish, made with avocado, lemon juice and a small amount heavy cream. These Crispy Crab Wontons can be served for lunch, brunch or dinner, or made into smaller bite-size portions as appetizers.
Crispy Sweet and Spicy Shrimp is a Korean dish (also called Kan-Pung Saewoo), featuring shrimp that have been coated with a cornstarch and baking powder mixture and deep-fried until crispy, then briefly stir-fried in a sweet, spicy and tangy sauce along with dried red chili peppers, sliced garlic, sliced green onions and hot green and red pepper rings. The end result is a wonderfully light and crispy appetizer or main dish.
Dijon Crusted Halibut is a quick and easy fish recipe that will add flavor and texture to these light and flaky fillets. The fillets are fried in a little olive oil, along with some garlic and fresh thyme. Dijon mustard is then spread over the tops of the filets, giving them a mild tangy flavor boost. A simple mixture of fresh bread crumbs, chives and olive oil are gently pressed onto the tops of the fillets, then the fillets are broiled to a light golden brown.
This fresh and healthy Fish Tacos recipe features grilled and flaked halibut fillets, but any other flaky fish can be used, such as cod, tilapia, mahi mahi, swordfish, etc. The secret to the unmistakable freshness and rich color of these tacos is in the three-part preparation: The marinade, the taco filling and the homemade salsa, with one common theme being used throughout all three - freshly squeezed lime juice!
Fusilli with Shrimp and Broccoli is a colorful and mildly flavored pasta dish with a hint of lemon, featuring fusilli pasta (long and thick corkscrew shaped noodles) with shrimp, broccoli florets, thinly sliced tenderized onions, minced garlic and lemon zest in a mildly seasoned thick and creamy (yet light) sauce that is created on your stovetop in just minutes. This dish is tasty as it is colorful, and is perfect served for lunch or dinner.
Honey Ginger Salmon celebrates salmon with an unexpected and delicious sweet and tangy flavor! Salmon fillets are first marinated in a sauce made with soy sauce, grated fresh ginger root, honey, white wine and fresnly squeezed lemon juice. The filets are baked for 15 minutes, then coated with a brown sugar and butter glaze and briefly broiled until the glaze thickens and turns bubbly. Truly delightful!
Lemon Garlic Shrimp with Fettucine is a light, elegant and wonderfully flavored dish featuring large shrimp and linguine noodles tossed with a buttery sauce made with lemon, garlic, white wine and spices along with chopped fresh parsley and green onion tops. Red pepper flakes and cayenne pepper are also added for the perfect amount of peppery spice. This fabulous seafood pasta dish cooks in a very short time and couldn't be easier.
Lemon Pepper Tilapia features tilapia fillets that are brushed with a garlic, butter and olive oil mixture, then topped with a combination of chopped fresh parsley, paprika and crushed red pepper. The fillets are briefly baked, then topped with lemon zest and drizzled with freshly squeezed lemon. This baked fish recipe presents itself as a colorful and healthy dish, while taking only moments to prepare and less than 15 minutes to cook!
Salmon Rice Salad is made with flaked salmon chunks, brown rice, celery, hard-cooked eggs, parsley, chives and capers and is blended with a creamy dressing made with sour cream and mayonnaise, along with chopped fresh parsley and some freshly squeezed lemon juice. It is a great salad for luncheons, dinners, picnics, and can be served as a side or main dish. Surprisingly, this salad can also be served as a dip with a variety of crackers.
The sauce for this Salmon with Grape Sauce recipe is uniquely delicious and vivid with color! It begins with a liquid base of 100% concord grape juice, chicken stock and light cream. Fresh dill and freshly squeezed lemon juice are then added to the sauce to counter the sweetness of the grape juice, giving this sauce an intriguingly wonderful flavor balance that tastes exquisite with salmon.
This Salmon with Maple Mustard Sauce recipe is an incredibly delicious gourmet dish that is amazingly easy to make. This quick and elegant fish recipe features salmon filets that are sautéed in a skillet to a beautiful color, then drizzled with a delicious sauce that perfectly compliments these fillets. The Maple Mustard Sauce is made with pure maple syrup, Dijon mustard, minced garlic, mustard seeds and chopped scallion greens.
Tender broiled salmon filets are beautifully complimented by a delicious sweet and tangy sauce in this Salmon with Sweet and Sour Coriander Sauce recipe. The sauce is made with a combination of butter, diced onions, finely chopped coriander (also known as fresh cilantro), freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard and cumin, and takes less than 10 minutes to make. This easy salmon recipe is truly divine!
Shrimp Salad with Jicama & Carrot is light and refreshing, and made with some unexpected salad ingredients that will pleasantly surprise you. If preferred, this shrimp salad recipe can also be made with chicken breast. This colorful salad is made with fresh julienned jicama and carrots, sliced celery, chopped mint and cilantro, minced mild serrano chile peppers and peanuts, and is tossed with a light yet distinct Thai-style dressing.
Soy Grilled Fish is fabulous way to prepare any panfish. This photo shows tilapia fillets, but other fish such as halibut, cod, swordfish, salmon or other fish will work wonderfully with this recipe. The fillets are brushed with a tangy and sweet sauce made with soy, garlic, ginger and a small amount of sugar. They are then grilled on your outdoor grill (or indoor grill) while basting with more of the sauce, until the fish is tender and flaky. Delicious!
Ever thought of trying a sweet and sour dish with fish? If not, Sweet & Sour Halibut is the perfect place to start! Bite-size chunks of halibut are lightly coated with cornstarch, then fried until golden, light and crispy on the outside and tender and flaky on the inside. The halibut is then stir-fried with green and red bell peppers, onion and tomato, adding vivid color and lively texture and flavor, then all is combined with the delicious sauce.
If you're looking for a new and fun, quick and easy way to serve fish that everyone in the family will love, these Tilapia Sliders are the perfect answer! These mini sandwiches feature tasty little coated and fried Tilapia filets sandwiched between two soft Hawaiian style buns, together with slices of cheddar cheese, romaine lettuce leaves, tomato slices and a sweet and tangy homemade tartar sauce.
This easy and delicious Tilapia recipe is as wonderful as it looks, featuring tilapia fillets that are briefly sautéed in a silky, elegant and tangy sauce made with white wine, freshly squeezed lemon juice, capers, diced onions and freshly chopped parsley. Making this fish dish is incredibly easy, and takes about only 10 minutes on the stove. The sauce is fresh, tangy and colorful, and is the perfect flavor compliment for these healthy fillets.
We're familiar with hamburgers, turkey burgers, tofu burgers and even crispy chicken sandwiches - but what about tuna?! This Tuna Burger recipe produces a tasty and colorful, light and healthy sandwich that is super easy to make. Spread a little mayonnaise and/or salsa on the buns, then top these Tuna Burgers with your choice of shredded lettuce, red bell pepper rings, tomato slices, avocado slices, guacamole and/or cheese!
Tuna Noodle Casserole with Crumb Topping is the perfect dish when you're short on time or simply too tired to to spend much time in the kitchen, yet want a meal with great taste. This tuna casserole recipe calls for a can of cream of celery soup, a can of tuna, noodles, cheddar cheese, sliced celery, sliced onion, pimiento, and of course, the tasty sauce. The tasty bread crumb topping is made with bread crumbs and melted butter.
