Coming from a little town by the Mediterranean Sea, I love and enjoy cooking all kinds of seafood. My uncle is a diver and an expert fisherman. He bring home all kinds of different seafood and teach us the best way to cook them. The recipe I am about the share today is a baked mediterranean red snapper with so much flavor. Keep reading I am sure you will love it!!

These two beauties are from my local Costco. They have a variety of wild seafood. I had fun teaching my kids how to look for the freshest fish and one of my sons thought that it will be fun to be a dentist for all sorts of fish :). He loved their mouths.

Baked Mediterranean Red Snapper Recipe

Ingredients ( for two medium red snapper )

• 2 Tablespoons organic tomato paste ( I use this kind )
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika ( buy it here )
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander ( buy it here )
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin ( buy it here )
• A large pinch saffron threads, crumbled ( buy it here )
• 2 tablespoons minced preserved lemon peel plus 2 tablespoons preserved ( buy it here )
• 2 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil ( buy it here )
• 1 tablespoon butter
• Sea salt and pepper for seasoning

Preparation 

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. In a bowl combine all the ingredients and mixed them really well
3. Lay your fish on buttered backing dish or foil and massage it with the mixture really well
4. You can add some slices of lemon inside the fish if you like it with a little more lemon flavor
5. I cooked mine right away but you can cover the plate and put it in the fridge to marinate for two hours if you like
6. Put to cook in the oven covered with foil for 20 minutes and then uncover and cook another 20 minutes
7. Broil for 5 minutes and serve with your favorite side dishes. I made sweet potato fries and yogurt salad with it and it was a fantastic dinner

Bon Appetit!!!

Do you have any favorite seafood recipes you would like to share? I would love to read them in a comment.

Read some of my other seafood recipe here: 

• Mediterranean style baked salmon
• Easy summer shrimp salad
• Paleo thai seafood soup
• Three minutes tuna salad 

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Rich, nutritious and a tasty salad has a special spot on our dinner table every night. I love Romaine lettuce and so are my kids. I make it Paleo friendly with adding different meats, fish and fat for a complete nutritious meal. Today’s recipe is a delicious easy summer shrimp salad with a mediterranean taste. How does this sound to you?

I made this salad for my husband and his friends few weeks ago and everyone was asking for the recipe since it was very easy to make and also very tasty.

In my experience the secret for a good tasty salad comes from the vinaigrette you use. I never buy salad dressings or dips. First, to avoid the bad ingredients and second, because it’s so easy and much more tasty to just make it at home. Checkout the salad dressing I made to go with this recipe here.

I so use to high quality olive oil from North Africa m parents collect from their own olive trees. I just discovered Kasadrinos olive oil and finally having a blast adding a spoonful for every meal I eat and cooking my favorite mediterranean dishes with it. Get it here if you like to try it out.

I also discovered a Paleo friendly very high quality spices that I am loving. Check them out here.

Easy Summer Shrimp Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 pound clean wild shrimp
• 4 tablespoons olive oil ( get it here )
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika ( get it here )
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin ( get it here )
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric ( get it here )
• 1/2 Herb de province ( Get it here )
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon
• 1 clove diced garlic
• Salt and pepper
• Red pepper flakes ( optional only if you like it to be spicy )

For the fresh raw ingredients

• 1 lettuce head
• 1 avocado
• tomatoes + plus any other topping you like to add

Instructions:

1. Wash the shrimps with lemon and water
2. Put them in a bowl add all the ingredients and mix well
3. Put it to cook in a pan or a grill on medium high for 10 minutes
4. Cut the lettuce, avocado and tomatoes and place in a serving plate
5. Top with the shrimp and add the homemade salad dressing. I love salad dressing so I put like 4 tablespoons in my own plate.

Enjoy!

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I come from a small town called Tigzirt by the shore in North Africa (Algeria), where we have different fresh seafood everyday.  My mom use to make this Tajine with sardines, so I thought why not giving is a try with salmon and it came out amazingly tasty.

This Tajine was a hit at a friend’s potluck. Everyone was asking for the recipe and I thought I should blog it. The amazing part about it is,  it’s super easy to make. You just place everything together in the oven dish and your delicious Tagine is ready in 40 minutes.

Mediterranean Style Salmon Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 (6 ounce) fillet Salmon
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons minced onion
• 1 teaspoon turmeric ( where to buy )
• 1 teaspoon paprika ( where to buy )
• 1 teaspoon cumin ( where to buy )
• 6 tablespoons  olive oil ( where to buy )
• 2 teaspoon dried basil ( where to buy )
• 1 lemon ( take 2 tablespoons from the juice for the marinade and cut the rest of the lemon into labels )
• 2 tomatoes cut in slices
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• Real sea salt and black pepper

Directions:

1. In a medium glass bowl, prepare marinade by mixing all the spices, garlic, onion, olive oil, basil, salt, lemon juice and parsley.
2. Place salmon fillets in a medium glass baking dish
3. Place the tomatoes slices and the lemon peels on top of the salmon.
4. Cover with the marinade ( for more taste, you can leave it in the fridge an hour before cooking it to marinate )
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake for 40 minutes. If you want a grilled look, you can turn on broil for 5 more minutes after it’s cooked.

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Paleo Thai Seafood Soup

Seafood has a big place in the mediterranean cuisine. Sardines especially are considered the most affordable seafood almost all families can afford. This recipes was inspired from a sardine soup my mom use to make every wednesday.  This particular day, we have a special bag of sardines delivered to us from the fisherman himself. I tried this recipe with almost every seafood that I buy, but it turned out that preparing it with shrimps gives it a unique and  special flavor.It turned out as a Thai soup with a Mediterranean, North African zest.

 How to make this Paleo Thai Seafood Soup

 Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, ghee, or coconut oil. ( Buy it here)
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric ( Buy it here )
• 1/2 teaspoon yellow curry (Buy it here )
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper ( buy it here )
• 1/2 teaspoon grounded cilantro ( Buy it here)
• 1/2 seven spices blend ( Buy it here)
• fine sea salt ( Buy it here )
• 1/2  medium onion diced
• 3 diced garlic cloves
• 4 pieces of whole peeled ginger ( like half an inch each)
• 2 sticks fresh lemongrass or 1 tablespoon dried
• 5 cups  water or fish broth. follow this link for an easy recipe:https://healthfoodlover.com/hfl/2012/05/fish-head-broth-recipe-fish-head-seaweed-coconut-soup/
• 1/2 lemon
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 cup mushrooms
• 2 cups full fat coconut milk. ( Buy it here )
• 1 pound shrimps
• 1 cup  fresh cilantro

Preparation:

1. In a stockpot, melt the fat add the onion, garlic and the salt sauté for 5 minutes
2. add all the spices and the ginger and sauté for another 5 minutes.
3. add the water or the broth and bring to boil
4. squeeze the lemon and put it inside the stockpot
5. add the celery, the carrots and the mushrooms let cook for 15 minutes
6. add the shrimp and the coconut milk and let cook for another 5 minutes on high head.
7. Turn off the heat and add the cilantro

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Despite the fact that tuna, along with other marine life, contains mercury, consumed in moderation tuna provides protein, vitamins, minerals and omega-3 fatty acids with very little saturated fat. Whether canned or fresh, there are several healthy, nutrient-packed ways to prepare and eat tuna.
I love this great easy three minutes tuna salad. It makes a really easy snack or even a lunch for your busy day. It uses three main ingredients  and spices of your choice; I used black pepper, paprika and cumin here.

Three minutes tuna salad

This salad is crazy fast to eat and crazy delicious to eat. It will not take you more then three minutes to make it. It”s great for Paleo diet beginners. Don’t let time and budget  hold you back from sticking into Paleo.

There is always something fun to make with real food, you just need to use your artistic tips and  tools to be able to satisfy your tummy.

Ingredients:

• Two medium tomatoes
• Two 5 oz tuna cans in olive oil. I use the wild planet brand  that you can get from amazon or Costco. likelly my own Costco carries it.
• 1/3 cup  yellow onion( you can also use red onion)
• 1/2 teaspoon  cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon  paprika
• A pinch real sea salt and black pepper for seasoning
• Half  a squeezed lemon juice

Directions:

1. Chop the tomatoes and onions

2. Add the tuna, the cumin, paprika, lemon juice, salt and pepper.

3. Mix all the ingredients together and ENJOY!

Note:  Canned albacore tuna has low levels of mercury, is higher in omega-3 fats than chunk light tuna and is a sustainable choice if it’s labeled as troll- or pole-caught, from the U.S. or British Columbia.

This same recipe could be used with wild caught canned salmon as well.P lease don’t hesitate to share one of your favorite ways to prepare canned tuna.

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