Name: Salpicón de marisco
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 750g mussels in their shells -; 50ml sherry -; 1 garlic clove, sliced -; 1 bay leaf -; ½ red onion, finely chopped -; ½ green pepper and ½ red pepper, both cut into 1cm chunks -; ½ cucumber or 2 small Lebanese cucumbers, halved lengthways, deseeded and cut into 1cm chunks -; 3 tomatoes, quartered, deseeded and chopped -; 300g cooked king prawns, shelled and deveined -; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped -; sweet smoked paprika, for sprinkling -; 150ml extra virgin olive oil -; 50ml sherry vinegar -; ½ tsp sugar -

Ingredients for - Salpicón de marisco

1. 750g mussels in their shells

2. 50ml sherry

3. 1 garlic clove, sliced

4. 1 bay leaf

5. ½ red onion, finely chopped

6. ½ green pepper and ½ red pepper, both cut into 1cm chunks

7. ½ cucumber or 2 small Lebanese cucumbers, halved lengthways, deseeded and cut into 1cm chunks

8. 3 tomatoes, quartered, deseeded and chopped

9. 300g cooked king prawns, shelled and deveined

10. 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped

11. sweet smoked paprika, for sprinkling

12. 150ml extra virgin olive oil

13. 50ml sherry vinegar

14. ½ tsp sugar

How to cook deliciously - Salpicón de marisco

1 . Stage

Wash the mussels in a colander to remove any grit. Remove any stringy beards from the shells and check for any that are slightly open – give these a tap on a work surface, and discard if they remain open.

2 . Stage

Tip the mussels into a large pan, then add the sherry, garlic and bay. Cover with a lid and steam over a medium-high heat for 3-4 mins, or until the mussels open. Drain and discard any unopened mussels. Remove and discard the shells. Set aside and leave to cool.

3 . Stage

Tip the onions, peppers, cucumber and tomatoes into a bowl, then stir in the prawns, mussels and parsley.Tip the onions, peppers, cucumber and tomatoes into a bowl, then stir in the prawns, mussels and parsley.

4 . Stage

Shake all the dressing ingredients in a sealed jar with some seasoning. Alternatively, whisk together in a small bowl. Pour over the salad, then gently stir to coat. Cover and chill for at least 2 hrs or overnight.

5 . Stage

Bring the salad out of the fridge 30 mins before serving. Spoon onto a serving plate and sprinkle with a pinch of paprika, remembering that a little goes a long way.