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16 best Christmas seafood recipes

Get your guests gushing at the assortment. - by Eunice Oh
  • 21 Dec 2021
16 best Christmas seafood recipes

Needing a seafood element in your Christmas menu this year? Instead of purchasing a ready-made seafood platter, how about making your own. Or better yet, try something different and fire up the barbie with some grilled prawns or bake and glaze a salmon instead.

We've rounded up the 16 best seafood recipes to impress your guests this Christmas.

1. Bloody Mary king prawn cocktails

Bloody Mary king prawn cocktails

A retro starter meets a classic cocktail in this dish. Make the sauce like the drink - Worcestershire and all - then drizzle over juicy prawns and crispy bacon piled on cos lettuce with a celery and avocado salad.

2. Roast salmon with citrus soy dressing and fennel

Roast salmon with citrus soy dressing and fennel

Cooked with orange and lemon zest and served with rice, Karen’s baked salmon is perfect for entertaining.

3. Mud crab with coconut vermicelli salad

Mud crab with coconut vermicelli salad

Punchy Thai flavours combine with vibrant colours to create these morsels of deliciousness.

4. Salmon with asparagus radish and pomegranate dressing

Salmon with asparagus radish and pomegranate dressing

Top a succulent side of roasted salmon with a crunchy salad and a zesty but sweet dressing for a sensational seafood main.

5. Lime and lemongrass barbecue prawn skewers

Lime and lemongrass barbecue prawn skewers

These lime and lemongrass BBQ prawn skewers will hit the spot on a hot summer day.

6. Seafood platter

Seafood platter

Celebrate in style with oysters, king prawns and smoked salmon served with your own Romesco seafood sauce, prosciutto, breadcrumbs and chilli mango salsa.

7. Grilled prawns with sweet corn and caramelised coconut dressing

Grilled prawns with sweet corn and caramelised coconut dressing

Chargrilled corn kernels, barbecued whole prawns and deep-fried rice paper crisps make this a main to remember. 

8. Barbecue-baked miso side of salmon

Barbecue-baked miso side of salmon

Serve up this salmon for a special occasion - it combines fresh greens with an authentic Asian flavour.

9. Grilled prawns with sweet chilli and coriander jam

Grilled prawns with sweet chilli and coriander jam
Andre Martin

A zesty seafood dish that's perfect for long summer lunches.

10. Smoked salmon and avocado roulade

Smoked salmon and avocado roulade

Whip this up in just 10 minutes, whack it in the fridge to chill and you’ll have set-to-impress appetisers for 12 guests ready in no time!

11. BBQ marinated prawns with sriracha mayonnaise

BBQ marinated prawns with sriracha mayonnaise

These BBQ marinated prawns make for the best-ever starter dish on a hot summers day and are topped off with the creamy sriracha mayonnaise.

12. Herb-crusted orange marmalade salmon with beetroot salad

Herb-crusted orange marmalade salmon with beetroot salad

A walnut crust and a sprinkling of marinated beetroot take this salmon dish to flying-fish status!

13. Spice-dusted prawn skewers

Spice-dusted prawn skewers

Entertaining a crowd? These marvels are ready in 20 minutes! Your lot will love the right royal citrus zing and spicy, nutty flavour.

14. Glazed salmon

Glazed salmon

This Asian-inspired dish is delicious served hot or at room temperature, great for when you're feeding a crowd and ready in minutes - unbeatable!

15. Baked ocean trout fillet with tangy salsa criolla

Baked ocean trout fillet with tangy salsa criolla

Seafood is a true blue summer staple – ideal for the days when warm weather sparks your taste for lighter fare. Enter ocean trout, whose delicate flavours are beautifully savoured in tandem with a tangy salsa criolla.

16. Salmon with pomegranate and herb crumb

Salmon with pomegranate and herb crumb
If you don't have time to cook salmon fillets, just arrange thin slices of smoked salmon on a platter, then scatter over the herb crumb and pomegranate dressing.

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