Best-Ever Seafood Platter

Loaded with delicious seafood, this best-ever platter is perfect for sharing. It’s sure to be a hit at any occasion.

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Best-Ever Seafood Platter
Makes 1 platter Prep 20 mins (+ 1 hour standing time)

Crushed ice, to serve
1 Cooked WA Rock Lobster Thawed
1kg Coles Australian Cooked Black Tiger Prawns Thawed
24 fresh oysters
2 x 250g pkts Coles Thinly Sliced Smoked Salmon
1 tbs drained baby capers

Sweet & sour red onion
1 red onion, very thinly sliced
¼ cup (60ml) red wine vinegar
2 tbs caster sugar
2 tsp salt

Seafood sauce
1 cup (300g) whole-egg mayonnaise
2 tbs tomato sauce
1 tbs lemon juice
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
¼ tsp Tabasco sauce
Harissa paste, to serve

Ponzu dressing
2 tbs light soy sauce
1 tbs lemon juice
2 tsp caster sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
Finely chopped chives, to serve
Lemon zest, to serve

1. To make the sweet and sour red onion, place the onion in a small bowl. Combine the vinegar, sugar and salt in a jug or bowl and stir until the sugar and salt dissolve. Pour over the onion. Set aside for 1 hour to soak. Drain onion and place in a serving bowl.
2. To make seafood sauce, combine the mayonnaise, tomato sauce, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce in a small bowl. Transfer to a serving bowl. Top with a little harissa paste and use a round-bladed knife to gently swirl. Season with pepper.
3. To make ponzu dressing, combine the soy sauce, lemon juice, sugar and oil in a serving bowl. Add the chives and lemon zest and whisk to combine.
4. Arrange ice on a serving platter. Top with lobster, prawns and oysters. Arrange salmon on a serving plate and top with baby capers and a little onion mixture. Spoon ponzu sauce over oysters. Serve immediately with seafood sauce.

Serve with dill sprigs, lemon wedges and lime wedges

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