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Seafood Salad with Collard Greens Slaw

By B. Smith

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Seafood Salad with Collard Greens SlawBrian Leatart

This can be served immediately as a warm salad or made ahead and served chilled.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup (packed) chopped fresh basil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
3 tablespoons drained capers
3 large garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
2 pounds small littleneck clams or Manila clams, scrubbed
2 pounds mussels, scrubbed, debearded
2 cups dry white wine
2 pounds sea scallops, connective side tissue trimmed
1 1/2 pounds uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined
Collard Greens Slaw

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Whisk first 8 ingredients in bowl to blend. Season dressing with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead; chill. Bring to room temperature before using.)

    Step 2

    Combine clams, mussels, and wine in large wide pot. Cover tightly; cook over high heat until clams and mussels open, about 8 minutes (discard any clams and mussels that do not open). Using slotted spoon, transfer clams and mussels to very large bowl. Strain cooking liquid into medium bowl. Whisk 1/3 cup cooking liquid into dressing (reserve remaining cooking liquid for another use).

    Step 3

    Cook scallops in large saucepan of boiling salted water until just opaque in center, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, add scallops to clams and mussels. Return water in saucepan to boil. Add shrimp and cook just until opaque in center, about 3 minutes. Drain. Transfer to bowl with shellfish. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead and refrigerated.) Pour dressing over shellfish and toss to blend.

    Step 4

    Arrange slaw on very large platter. Mound salad in center and serve.

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