Meatballs, caprese, gazpacho with sea tempura, bruschetta or salad with oranges and artichokes: here are our ideas to start a fish lunch or dinner.
Planning a fish dinner, but tired of the usual seafood salad or 80's shrimp cocktail to open the meal? No problem here five cuttlefish starters that fits him well. Our recipes can be served on an elegant plate dinner placed, but it also served as finger food with due precautions: there really is no excuse not to try our recipes.
Cuttlefish balls with guacamole
La Meat balls They are loved by young and old. Serve without sauce, but with delicious sauce and in cute format they also make an excellent appetizer. To prepare the cuttlefish, chop 400 g of cuttlefish with 80 g of grated cheese (pecorino and Parmesan or Parmesan, but also only Parmesan or Parmesan), 100 g of breadcrumbs, 2 eggs, salt, pepper, lemon and parsley. Let stand in the refrigerator for half an hour and form meatballs to fry or bake. Serve three or four on a bed of guacamole or - for the finger food version - put some sauce in the bottom of a shot glass and place a meatball on a skewer on a long skewer on top.
Cuttlefish appetizers: land-sea caprese
It doesn't take much to change up a classic like mozzarella and tomato, just add grilled cuttlefish. Serve this appetizer as turret, in alternation a slice of mozzarella, a slice of tomato and a layer of grilled cuttlefish. Season each ingredient with a little salt, pepper, oil, and basil. If you also want to add a touch of color, you can insert also a layer of grilled zucchini.
For the appetizer version, on the other hand, just make kebabs, maybe using cherry mozzarella and cherry tomatoes.
Gazpacho with crunchy cuttlefish
la gazpacho is a Cold soup made with tomatoes of Spanish origin. Make it (even ahead of time) and store in the fridge until ready to serve. Instead, prepare the latest file crispy cuttlefish using our recipe to make calamari, calamari and artichoke tempura and substituting these ingredients for cuttlefish cut into small pieces.
Then serve the gazpacho in bowls (or small glasses, if they are part of a series of cuttlefish-based starters at a buffet) and with the cuttlefish: the contrast between textures and temperatures will seduce you.
Bruschetta not to be missed
How to resist lightly garlic scented crispy toast? Simple, you can't resist. Prepare the Bruschetta, toast a good bread lightly smeared with a clove of garlic and season with a drizzle of oil and a pinch of salt. Just before serving, season with cuttlefish with peas and spices, prepare it by squeezing the sauce as much as possible.
Fresh cuttlefish, orange and artichoke salad
Among the appetizers based on cuttlefish, you cannot miss a small one lighter, but no less greedy. Clean the squid, cut into small pieces and blanch for about 10 to 12 minutes. Waiting clean artichokes and cut them into thin slices with a mandolin, soaking them in water and lemon so as not to blacken them. Drain the cuttlefish and let it cool. Assemble the platter by mixing the cuttlefish with drained artichokes, peeled orange slices and black olives. Season with a vinaigrette made with oil, salt, pepper, and orange juice.
