Fruits de mer platter
SERVES 4–6
The first time I had fruits de mer I was sitting on a beach in the south of France, chilled glass of white wine in my hand when this beautiful platter of chilled seafood arrived. Heaven!
1 pre-cooked lobster (approx. 600–800g)
800g precooked mussels
800g precooked crevettes or jumbo prawns/shrimp
8 precooked langoustines
6 oysters
1 dressed crab
12 whelks in shells
90g samphire
1 lemon, cut into wedges
Tabasco sauce or spicy tomato dipping sauce
Sliced baguette, to serve
AIOLI
125ml mayonnaise
1 garlic clove
1tsp Dijon mustard
1tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
SPICY TOMATO DIPPING SAUCE MAKES 200ML
3 small ripe tomatoes½ garlic clove½tbsp cider vinegar1tbsp olive oil1tbsp tequila blanco½tsp Tabasco sauce1tsp tomato puréeA generous pinch of salt
