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