Seafood

From seafood pastas and paellas to creamy chowders and curries, our seafood recipes celebrate fish, prawns, crab, clams, calamari, and everything else the ocean has to offer. Using fresh as well as preserved seafood, our recipes will get you covered for easy recipes for weeknight dinners to delectable date night treats. With us, you're never too far away from the delights of the ocean!

Fish

For known seafood lovers as well as budding connoisseurs of seafood, fish brings in a variety of flavors and textures, well loved by cuisines all around the world. From the rich and popular salmon to small but powerful anchovies, fish delivers both nutrition and flavor, often a healthier, lighter alternative to meat. In the simple but satisfying oven-baked salmon and vegetables, whole braised sea bass marinated in a wonderful array of spices, and of course, fish and chips, fish becomes the perfect main ingredient to bring together pasta dishes, vegetables, salads, and stews, or shine entirely on its own. 

Crustaceans

Crustacean refers to aquatic animals that have jointed legs, a hard shell and no backbone, such as crab, crayfish, lobster, prawns and shrimp. They are an excellent source of protein, packed with the briny, umami flavors of the ocean that will boost your entire dish. Crustaceans also cook super quickly and lend themselves well to various modes of cooking: boiling, steaming, grilling, and baking. Linguine with lobster, steamed mussels with shrimp and garlic bread, shrimp pad thai… Do these sound too good to be true? With us, these restaurant-worthy meals are just a click away.  

Mollusks

Mollusks include invertebrate animals such as snails, clams, or octopuses which have soft bodies. Many types of mollusk have hard shells to protect them. They are often considered delicacies, but with the right guidance, cooking with them doesn't need to be daunting or difficult, like in this simple bouillabaisse, steamed mussels with shrimp or in spaghetti vongole. Often the presentation (and of course the taste) will wow your audience, and you can smile secretly knowing how simple it was to make it, like this Sicilian octopus stew. 

Seaweed

While most seafood has earned the reputation as a great source of protein, here's one offering that's packed with fiber and minerals, while still delivering the indelible touch of the sea. Fresh seaweed has a glossy, chewy texture and makes a perfectly refreshing, savory salad or umami-filled soup. Dried seaweed is often used in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese cuisines as a topping for noodles and soups, or as a wrapper for sushi and kimbap. Either way, try adding this green from the ocean to transform your everyday cooking with just a strip or a sheet!

Canned seafood

When fresh seafood is not available, canned or tinned seafood offers an easy, inexpensive alternative that still delivers a ton of flavor you're looking for. Canned tuna, sardines, mussels, clams, crabs, even calamari, can be an easy addition to your next sandwich, pasta, or pizza: Just have a quick look at our 5-ingredient tuna salad sandwich, sardine pasta, or a Niçoise-ish salad!

Herbs and spices to accompany seafood

While seafood by itself is not short of flavor by any means, matching it with the right herbs and spices can elevate your dish to the next level. Beautiful and fragrant, rosemary, thyme, and basil are delightful matches for fish and seafood, as you can see in this whole grilled fish. The herbs can be used fresh or dry, but fresh ones will definitely carry more flavor. Chili, pepper, and smoked paprika add the heat and color to your seafood dishes and make them even more tempting, as you can see in this shrimp jambalaya. 

Citrus fruits like lemon and lime, both juice and zest, are also a great simple touch to neutralize the flavor and freshen up your palate, like in penne with asparagus and smoked salmon, Russian salad or tuna tartare. 

Tips on choosing fresh seafood 

There are a few visual clues that can guide you when choosing your fish. Eyes should be plump and wet, with little to no clouding, as they are the first to deteriorate. When buying clams or mussels, try to always buy them while they are still alive, meaning they should respond to touch by closing or moving their shells. When in doubt, trust your nose: Your seafood should remind you of the fresh ocean, not make you recoil due to overwhelmingly pungent odor.