With the weather heating up and an abundance of fresh seafood on offer, it’s high time for a feast. An Aussie summer just isn’t complete without just-cooked prawns, calamari, salmon and fish, whether they’re battered and fried, grilled or marinated. Here, the Gourmet Traveller food team has compiled a range of summer-perfect seafood dishes to suit everyone from calamari and green mango salad to herbed ocean trout en croûte.
Selecting sustainable seafood is important when it comes to fish. While nine in 10 Australians say that they’re concerned about fish sustainability, only a fraction of us put our money where our mouth is. So, Gourmet Traveller created a sustainable seafood guide to shine a light on the ways you can be a better fish eater, from buying local and lesser-known fish species to handy online tool Good Fish Bad Fish. Or check out Australia’s independent sustainable seafood guide, Good Fish.
A note on buying sustainable seafood
Ceviche of Australian seafood with rocoto
(Credits: Amanda McLauchlan)Ceviche of Australian seafood with rocoto
Chermoula flathead with eggplant and tahini yoghurt
(Credits: William Meppem)Chermoula flathead with eggplant and tahini yoghurt
Potted trout with dill cucumbers
(Credits: William Meppem)Potted trout with dill cucumbers
Melting salmon in fragrant salt, tarator style
(Credits: William Meppem)Melting salmon in fragrant salt, tarator style
Stokehouse: Yabby croquettes with romesco
(Credits: William Meppem)Yabby croquettes with romesco
Kingfish, fennel and chilli ricciutelli
(Credits: William Meppem)Kingfish, fennel and chilli ricciutelli
Kingfish ceviche with young coconut and lime
(Credits: William Meppem)Kingfish ceviche with young coconut and lime
Potato and leek salad with mustard dressing
(Credits: William Meppem)Gin-cured ocean trout with herb crust
Barbecued calamari with chickpeas and preserved lemon (Calamares asado)
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)Barbecued calamari with chickpeas and preserved lemon (Calamares asado)
Barbecued snapper in banana leaves with sambal belacan
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)Barbecued snapper in banana leaves with sambal belacan
Soy-glazed barbecued prawns with cabbage and daikon salad and chilled soba
Spaghetti con pesce d’acqua dolce (spaghetti with freshwater fish)
Shredded snapper, lime, coriander and avocado flatbread
Kimchi and crab pancake with banchan
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)Kimchi and crab pancake with banchan
Soft prawn tacos with coleslaw, avocado and coriander
(Credits: Chris Chen)Soft prawn tacos with coleslaw, avocado and coriander
Mulloway crudo with shaved fennel, pickled shallots and lemon
Calamari and green mango salad
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)Calamari and green mango salad
Corfu bianco with John Dory, onions and potatoes.
(Credits: Chris Court )Hellenika’s Corfu Bianco with John Dory, potatoes and onions
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