Theme Meal Plans: Seaside Saturday Lunch
Baked Garlic | Crab Fingers | Greek Mussels, Shrimp and Clams | Lemoncello Shrimp | Quick Garlic Bread
Baked Garlic
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Appetizer |
| Meal: | Seaside Saturday Lunch (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 2 | large | garlic, whole head |
| 1 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Cut just the very top off the garlic; pour oil over garlic. Salt and pepper to taste. Wrap garlic in aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, until soft. Remove from foil, and plate. Serve with toast points, warm, crunchy french bread or crackers.
Crab Fingers
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 12 |
| Category: | Appetizer |
| Meal: | Seaside Saturday Lunch (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 1 | lb | crab fingers, canned |
| 1 | cup | ketchup |
| 3 | Tb | horseradish |
| 1 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
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Place ketchup, lemon juice and horseradish in bowl and mix. Arrange crab fingers around plate, place mixture (cocktail sauce) in center
Greek Mussels, Shrimp and Clams
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Appetizer |
| Meal: | Seaside Saturday Lunch (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 2 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 0.5 | cup | carrots, diced |
| 0.5 | cup | onions, diced |
| 0.5 | cup | celery ribs |
| 1 | Tb | thyme, fresh |
| 6 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 1 | 15 oz can | tomatoes, diced |
| 12 | oz | wine, dry white |
| 2 | lb | mussels |
| 1 | lb | shrimp, deveined, shelled |
| 12 | medium | clams |
| 2 | Tb | cilantro, chopped |
| 1 | Tb | lemon zest, finely chopped |
| 0.5 | medium | lemon, juice of |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Clean and rinse mussels and clams. Add oil to hot pan, sauté carrots, onions and celery (diced) until soft, add thyme, garlic, sauté for 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, wine, clams, shrimp and mussels, cover pan, cook until mussels and clams open, discard unopened mussels and clams. Place on serving platter, sprinkle with zest, lemon juice and cilantro.
Wine Pairing Ideas!
Lemoncello Shrimp
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Appetizer |
| Meal: | Seaside Saturday Lunch (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 2 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 1 | lb | shrimp, deveined, shelled |
| 3 | cloves | garlic, sliced |
| 1 | pinch | salt, kosher |
| 2 | oz | Lemoncillo Liqueur |
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Heat olive oil in a pan, add shrimp and sauté for 2 minutes. Add garlic, sauté for 2 minutes more. Add a pinch of salt and Lemoncillo Liqueur. Use caution as the alcohol may ignite. Flip shrimp, cook 1 minute more and plate.
Quick Garlic Bread
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Breads |
| Meal: | Seaside Saturday Lunch (Theme Meal Plans) |
| 1 | whole | bread, French |
| 2 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 1 | cloves | garlic, whole head |
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Split bread lengthwise. Brush olive oil on each half. Place on grill or under the broiler, toast until lightly browned. Rub garlic on bread halves.
