(Rice salad with fish - Our recipe)

1 500 g (1,1lb) octopus
400 g (14 oz) little cuttlefish
200 g (7 oz) surimi, sliced
200 g (7 oz) shrimps
100 g (3 1/2) clams, without their shell
4 anchovy fillets, in oil
2 tablespoons capers, in vinegar
2 tablespoons dried chives
1 tablespoon dried parsley
200 g (7 oz) rice
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Fish fumet
Salt

Time:
preparation: 20 minutes without the
time for cleaning fish
cooking: about 60 minutes
Difficulty:
easy recipe
Nutrition Facts (amount per serving):
Calories: 485 (kCal) - 2029 (kJ)
Protein: 38.7 (g)
Total fat: 15.8 (g)
Total carbohydrate: 49.7 (g)
Sugars: 3.0 (g)

Cook the octopus in abundant boiling water for at least 45 minutes or until tender. Let the water cool down, remove the skin and cut the molluscs into little pieces.
Cook the little cuttlefish in the fish fumet until tender. Add the shrimps and clams in the last minutes of cooking. Drain all these very well, let the cuttlefish cool down and then cut them into little pieces.
Boil or steam rice, drain it, cool under cold running water to stop cooking and drain again very well.
Put the rice, octopus, cuttlefish, shrimps, clams and surimi in a large bowl. Add aromatic herbs. Prepare the dressing. Mix the olive oil, capers and anchovies, chopped. Dress your rice salad, stir with delicacy, taste and eventually add a pinch of salt. Your dish is ready.
Let sit at least 2 hours before serving or, if chilled, first bring back to room temperature to serve.

Note

- It's a tasty cold dish for every season. You can serve it in a buffet or as a single course. In this case you can complete your meal with a green salad and fresh fruit.
- You can use fresh or frozen fish.
- You can substitute dried aromatic herbs with fresh ones.
- If you want to learn to clean all kinds of fish, consult our cookery school.

What's the right wine?

Our suggestion is: a good white wine such as Vernaccia di Oristano (wine from Sardinia - Italy).

If you want to combine this dish with other ones for a complete menu,
consult our "Members-only Area".