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Marinated Seafood Salad

IF YOU DON’T already know what you’re eating this year on December 24 (or on any festive day), consider this marinated seafood salad. It just might convince you to start a new holiday tradition.

Or perhaps it isn’t new to you at all. In Italian American homes and restaurants, Christmas Eve dinner often calls for a sumptuous, multicourse seafood extravaganza: the Feast of the Seven Fishes (see “A Celebratory Feast”). One popular dish on the holiday tables of those who celebrate is a mixed seafood salad like the one we’re offering here. This recipe, which can

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