Seafood Platter (Fruits de Mer)

Seafood Platter which consists of one dressed crab, smoked mackerel, salmon, langoustines, crevettes, king prawns, mussels, smoked salmon, cockles, crayfish tails, caviar and anchovy wrapped olives all on a bed of ice with tomatoes and rocket and served on the side you have seafood boil sauce, Marie rose sauce, tartare sauce, crusty bread and blinis

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Seafood Platter (Fruits de Mer)

Do you love seafood but don't know how to cook it? Do you find yourself avoiding entertaining because you're worried about preparing a meal that will impress your guests? Well, fear no more!

This selection of fresh, succulent seafood is perfect for any special occasion, and you don't need to cook anything if you buy it already cooked.

Our seafood platter includes crab, langoustines, prawns, crevettes, smoked salmon, caviar, smoked mackerel, cockles and mussels. Beautifully presented on a platter full of ice to keep it fresh.

You can choose what cooked seafood items to include and what sauces to serve.

Be confident in serving a flawless and memorable meal without the stress of cooking.

We have listed enough for six hungry people, you can easily adjust the amount of seafood used for more or fewer people.

Prep Time20

Active Time0

Total Time20

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Party, Sharing

Cuisine: American, British, French

Keyword: cooked seafood, Cooked Seafood Dish, fruit de mer, Fruits de Mer, How to Prepare a Seafood Platter, Party Platter, plateau de fruit de mer

Yield: People

Calories: 355kcal

Author: Luke and Kay - Flawless Food

Ingredients

Seafood Platter - See blog post for more or alternatives to add.

1 Dressed Crab
6 Langoustines
12 Crevettes
150 grams Small Prawns Whole or Peeled
80 grams Crayfish Tails
120 grams Smoked Salmon
150 grams Smoked Mackerel
12 Crab Stick cut in half
60 grams Caviar
90 grams Cockles
8 Mussels
16 Marinated Anchovy fillets
16 Pimento stuffed Olives

To serve with

1 bag Crushed ice
1 bag Salad leaves
2 Lemons
Blini
Bread
Butter for bread
10 Cherry Tomatoes
Small handful Fresh Dill or Parsley

Seafood Sauces - Make your own or use Store bought.

Instructions

Preparation

Make any sauces required ahead of time or transfer shop-bought ones into serving dishes.
Marie Rose Cocktail Sauce, Seafood Boil Sauce, Tartare Sauce
If any seafood has been purchased raw, cook them first and cool them immediately.
Dress your cooked crab if not purchased already dressed.
6 Langoustines
Wrap an anchovy fillet around each olive.
16 Pimento stuffed Olives, 16 Marinated Anchovy fillets

Platter

On a large platter plate or board, make a base of ice with some salad leaves and tomatoes around the outside.
1 bag Crushed ice, 1 bag Salad leaves, 10 Cherry Tomatoes
Place the biggest seafood item, either lobster or dressed crab, in the middle as the centrepiece.
1 Dressed Crab
Continue adding the remaining seafood items, I usually add them in size order, largest first.
6 Langoustines, 12 Crevettes, 120 grams Smoked Salmon, 150 grams Smoked Mackerel
Place caviar into small serving bowls to place on to the platter.
60 grams Caviar
Add the smaller cooked seafood items. Fill any holes up with the anchovy-wrapped olives.
150 grams Small Prawns, 80 grams Crayfish Tails, 12 Crab Stick, 90 grams Cockles, 8 Mussels
Cut wedges or slices of lemon, and place them all around the board.
Add small sprigs of dill or parsley.
Small handful Fresh Dill or Parsley, 2 Lemons

Serving Suggestions

Serve the Seafood Platter with buttered brown bread and blini's and pots of sauce on the side.
Bread, Butter, Blini

Video

Notes

Nutrition facts are for the Seafood Platter shared between 6 people - not including side sauces, bread or blini's.

Nutrition