Ben Dearnley
Calamari, mussels, snapper and scallops, seafood offers so much in terms of texture, variety and flavour. Make the most the ocean’s bounty with these bold recipes, from classic dishes like ratatouille and smoked trout rilettes to harissa-grilled mackerel with potatoes, zucchini and mint and kingfish ceviche.
Selecting sustainable seafood is important when it comes to fish. While nine in 10 Australians say that they’re concerned about fish sustainability, only a fraction of us put our money where our mouth is. So, Gourmet Traveller created a sustainable seafood guide to shine a light on the ways you can be a better fish eater, from buying local and lesser-known fish species to handy online tool Good Fish Bad Fish. Or check out Australia’s independent sustainable seafood guide, Good Fish.
A note on sustainable seafood
Corfu bianco with John Dory, onions and potatoes.
(Credits: Chris Court )Hellenika’s Corfu Bianco with John Dory, potatoes and onions
Crisp-skinned salmon with pea purée and soft-herb salad
Charred prawn sandwich with fennel, lemon myrtle and lime
(Credits: William Meppem)Charred prawn sandwich with fennel, lemon myrtle and lime
Pan-fried swordfish with lemon-caper butter and salted potatoes
Pontoon’s grilled sardines and harissa
Banksii’s mussels with vermouth, green olives and nettle butter
Amy Hamilton’s grilled scallops with spring onion and peanuts
(Credits: Chris Chen)Grilled scallops with spring onion and peanut
Fried rice with crab, egg and cucumber
(Credits: Chris Court)Fried rice with crab, egg and cucumber
Crab salad with herb mayonnaise and garlic chapons
(Credits: Chris Court)Crab salad with herb mayonnaise and garlic chapons
Pontoon’s baby snapper with chermoula
(Credits: Sharyn Cairns)Pontoon’s baby snapper with chermoula
Trout salad with radishes and trout roe
(Credits: Chris Court)Trout salad with radishes and trout roe
Smoked trout rillettes with frisée and walnut salad
White fish crudo with avocado, herbs and cucumber-lime dressing
Kneaded noodles with scallops, clams, ham and XO sauce
Prawn and avocado salad with spiced tomato dressing
Kingfish crudo with pineapple and betel leaves
Harissa-grilled mackerel with potatoes, zucchini and mint
Chargrilled squid with fennel, lemon and feta salad and verjuice dressing
Barbecued prawns with honey, sesame and lemon
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