Seafood Platter

[Barmaid]

Looking for some suggestions, please.

Am doing a seafood platter for a special supper next week.

So I was thinking I'd serve some fresh crusty bread with it, some lemon, some dill and mustard mayonnaise and a nice bottle of fizz.

But......do you think I should do anything else with it? Salad or new spuds? Ideas, please!

[hc4361]

Definitely salads

[kvalidir]

Salad with croutons and mashed avocado- nom nom nom :)

[Barmaid]

Any ideas what salad, HC?

Kvalidir - that sounds interesting. Do you have a recipe, please?

[Ellipsis]

A second nice bottle of fizz ...

[EcclesCake]

Hmmm, mixed feelings really! You wouldn't usually have an accompaniment but maybe some little gem leaves that you can use as wraps for some of the platter components.

Appropriate dips, sauces etc for each component would be my priority and then serve a course to balance things out.

[DTCwordfan]

some of the new season asparagus?

corn on the cobs with a little chilli/chipotle

truffle pasta

potato and apple salad (Michael Smith has a brilliant recipe with the cooked spuds allowed to cool in basalmic (I have added a smidge of maple syrup), then add apples covered in lemon juice and then a mayo/yohgurt mix, well seasoned and chives).

[Barmaid]

lol Ellipsis. I think it can safely be said that there will be plenty of fizz!

[Islay]

more seafood!

[Barmaid]

Eccles, I tend to agree with you. When I've had a fish platter, normally I would just have the fish. However, I was thinking it looks a bit mean (even if the lobster is going to cost a small fortune).

DTC, that last one sounds yummy.

[naomi24]

If you want to cut corners with some of the cooking and preparation, Sainsbury’s do some very nice king prawns with a chilli dip. I don’t usually buy ready-prepared food, but because I like prawns I thought I’d try them. Very nice indeed.

http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/gb/groceries/sainsburys-crispy-chilli-king-prawns-300g?langId=44&storeId=10151&;krypto=nbP3DGPw53z4gkhFzLBNfDFcC%2FSCEBTyUswx1fHXjwm904fB%2FCCvl%2FsVUkNKKPRs%2FlKUp4w1%2BtAjGWW0LTGXvY8GuCTcqLkKmjqnyJQQdV1kK5GRZtHa2SNqB9FjU8o2mKDGP4J7RYdqgeV%2B4KNr4uAYhZKgqEH7EaWXtzK2k4s%3D&ddkey=http%3Agb%2Fgroceries%2Fsainsburys-crispy-chilli-king-prawns-300g

[Islay]

Thinking back to every seafood platter that I have had either in he UK or in USA I have never had any sides other than crusty bread to sop up the hot butter that came on some of the prawns or scallops.

[kvalidir]

Well all I do is chop some crispy salad add croutons and then mash up some Avocado spritz of lime juice in it ( or not) to taste then layer it with seafood. Funnily enough lad it with lobster last night and a salmon fillet :)

[hc4361]

I really can't remember what they're called - chunks of raw veg for dipping would be nice.
Anything fresh and light that doesn't overpower the flavours of the seaside but provides a different texture.
Some of your guests may be avoiding bread.

[hereIam]

For me, new potatoes, I love new potatoes!

[EcclesCake]

Having read some other responses how about.......

New potatoes for dipping into a hollandaise.
Radishes with green bits and other baby veg for dipping into a bagna cauda.

Have bubbles, can travel, will visit.........

[anthro-nerd]

New potato salad would be lush, a beetroot salad is always a winner - thinking grated raw beets, balsamic, s+p, olive oil, maybe some fresh thyme.

A warm chorizo salad would go down a treat with fish too.

[ethandron]

No, thing else, except invite me, I'll bring as many bottles of fizz or anything else you'd care to mention, sounds great :o)

[ummmm]

I love seafood.

I would serve with something like samphire and rocket.

[woofgang]

I’d love new potatoes and asparagus with it....not tons but the flavours would be lovely.

[Chipchopper]

If you can find some razor clams, then go for it, they are to die for!
Potato wedges, watercress and garlic bread might go well too.