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Seafood Recipes

Seafood recipes feature fresh fish, shrimp, crab, and lobster cooked with simple ingredients. Favorites include fried mahi mahi, fried red snapper, and spiny lobster salad, seasoned with butter, citrus, garlic, and herbs.

Explore more Key West recipes for local favorites you can make at home.

Seafood Dinner Ideas

  • sautéed bay scallops served over spaghetti with parsley and lemon wedges on a black plate.
    Sautéed Bay Scallops
  • roasted swordfish steaks with baked potato and butter
    Oven Roasted Swordfish
  • Blackened fish taco salad with avocado, jalapeños, radishes, lime, flour tortillas, and creamy taco sauce.
    How To Make Fish Tacos
  • overhead view of shrimp salad with pasta ready for servng
    Shrimp Salad with Pasta

Fish Recipes

  • Grilled red snapper tacos with cabbage slaw, avocado, cilantro, and creamy sauce on toasted flour tortillas, served with Mexican street corn salad and lime wedges on a white plate.
    Grilled Red Snapper Tacos
  • Pan-seared swordfish steaks over mixed green salad topped with green sauce.
    Pan Seared Swordfish
  • red snapper stuffed with Mediterranean seasonings
    How To Roast a Whole Red Snapper
  • Yellowtail snapper on white plate with cauliflower and lemon.
    Air Fryer Snapper with Old Bay and Cauliflower

Pink Shrimp Recipes

  • Gluten-free coconut shrimp served with sweet chili dipping sauce on a white plate.
    Gluten-Free Coconut Fried Shrimp with Panko
  • Creamy shrimp chowder with bacon, potatoes, carrots, celery, parsley, and oyster crackers in a white bowl.
    Creamy Shrimp Chowder
  • Shrimp and scrambled eggs topped with scallions and parsley, served with avocado slices and a lemon wedge on a white plate
    Shrimp and Scrambled Eggs
  • Fresh shrimp on ice with lemon wedges.
    High Protein Shrimp Recipes

Salmon Recipes

  • Pan seared coho salmon with garlic butter, cilantro lime cauliflower rice, red cabbage, and sliced radishes.
    Pan-Seared Coho Salmon with Garlic Butter
  • Lemon garlic seared salmon with roasted broccoli in a skillet, topped with fresh parsley and served with a lemon wedge while butter is spooned over the fish.
    Lemon Garlic Seared Salmon with Roasted Broccoli
  • Marinated salmon rice bowl topped with cucumber, mango, edamame, cilantro, furikake, and creamy sriracha mayo, served with chopsticks and a lemon wedge.
    Salmon Rice Bowls with Spicy Mayo
  • salmon recipes
    Baked Dijon Salmon with Breadcrumbs

Lobster Recipes

  • key west spiny lobster rolls on teal plate
    Key West Lobster Rolls
  • Bowl of cold lobster salad with chunks of lobster, celery, and dressing in a light dressing
    Lobster Salad
  • cooking key west spiny lobster tails with butter and lemon
    How To Boil Spiny Lobsters

Crab Meat Recipes

  • Key west stone crab claws on a platter.
    Florida Keys Stone Crabs with Mustard Sauce
  • Three golden crab cakes with claw meat, remoulade sauce, and a lemon wedge.
    Panko Crab Cakes With Crab Claw Meat
  • Close up of shrimp and crab salad with pasta, peas, and creamy lemon dressing on a spoon
    Crab Meat Pasta Salad
  • Bowl of surimi crab salad with lemon slices.
    Surimi Crab Salad

Tuna Recipes

  • Blackened tuna tacos with mango salsa, lettuce, and spicy mayo on corn tortillas
    Seared Tuna Tacos with Mango Salsa
  • Panko crusted tuna steak sliced with rare pink center, served with creamy dipping sauce and lemon wedges.
    Crispy Fried Tuna Steak
  • Tuna egg salad sandwich on toasted bialy with lettuce, cut in half on a plate
    Tuna Fish Salad With Eggs
  • tuna sandwich with coleslaw and a pickle
    What to Eat With Tuna Salad

Mahi Mahi Recipes

  • Crispy mahi mahi bite dipped in creamy Yum Yum Sauce with lime wedges.
    Mahi Mahi Bites with Yum Yum Sauce
  • Fresh grilled mahi mahi fillet garnished with herbs and served with a lemon wedge, perfect for seafood lovers and healthy eating.
    How to Cook Fresh Mahi Mahi
  • Flaky blackened mahi mahi with a fork showing the moist interior of the fish.
    Blackened Mahi Mahi Recipe
  • Close-up of crispy fried mahi mahi with flaky white fish inside and creamy bang bang sauce on a fork.
    The Best Mahi Mahi Recipes

Snapper Recipes

  • Pan-seared fish topped with lemon butter, capers, garlic, and parsley with a lemon wedge
    Lemon Butter Fish
  • Grilled red snapper fillet with charred baby broccoli and grilled lemon on a white plate with blackened seasoning
    Grilled Red Snapper Fillets
  • pan cooked snapper fillets with lemon and veggies
    Pan Seared Snapper Fillets
  • snapper with garlic lemon butter
    Mangrove Snapper with Garlic Lemon Butter

More Seafood Recipes

  • tripletail fish with lemon butter sauce
    Seared Tripletail with Garlic Butter Sauce
  • Skillet blackened shrimp with garlic butter, lemon wedges, and fresh parsley.
    Blackened Garlic Butter Shrimp
  • paul prudhomme cajun blackened seasoning
    Cajun Seasoning Recipe For Fish
  • fish omelette with Mexican seasoning
    Fish Omelette
  • swordfish tacos plate
    Swordfish Tacos Recipe
  • Pan seared fish with lemon butter sauce
    Blackened Fish with Lemon Butter Sauce
  • seafood dinners for 2
    Easy Seafood Dinner Recipes For Two
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    Recipes For Fresh Fish
  • key west porgy fish
    Crispy Porgy Fish Recipe
  • mahi mahi with old bay and lemon
    Oven-Roasted Mahi Mahi
  • pan seared shrimp on a plate with lemon wedge
    Pan-Seared Shrimp
  • Grilled red snapper fillet with charred baby broccoli and grilled lemon on a white plate with blackened seasoning
    Snapper Recipes
  • Smoked fish dip with cream cheese, mayo and crackers.
    Florida Smoked Fish Dip Recipe
  • baked lemon butter fish
    Baked Tripletail with Basil Butter Sauce
  • steamed shrimp with cocktail sauce
    How To Steam Shrimp
  • steamed shrimp and broccoli
    Steamed Shrimp and Broccoli Recipe
  • boiled shrimp with coktail sauce and lemons
    Boiled Shrimp With Old Bay
  • cooking grouper cheeks in cast iron skillet in key west florida
    Crispy Pan-Fried Grouper Cheeks
  • fish with mango and cabbage coleslaw.
    Pan-Seared Mangrove Snapper with Mango Slaw
  • Grouper grouper collar with rice and beans.
    Grilled Grouper Collar
  • Yellowtail snapper fish baked with old bay seasoning.
    Roasted Yellowtail Snapper with Old Bay
  • fried hogfish with buttery spaghetti with parsley and salt and garlic aioli
    Fried Hogfish With Garlic Aioli
  • Baked coconut shrimp on a black plate with lemon wedges and a bowl of mango dipping sauce
    Baked Coconut Shrimp with Mango Dipping Sauce
  • 25 side dish ideas for baked fish dishes
    What To Serve with Baked Fish
  • baked grouper with key lime butter sauce and asparagus.
    Baked Grouper with Key Lime Butter Sauce
  • gluten free fish recipes
    Gluten-Free Fish Recipes
  • Fried yellowtail snapper with green beans and lemon slices.
    Pan-Fried Yellowtail Snapper
  • fried red snapper sandwich with cheese
    Crispy Yellowtail Sandwich
  • shrimp cocktail with homemade cocktail sauce
    Florida Keys Pink Shrimp Cocktail
  • Fish with wine, lemon, and capers
    Fish with Lemon Caper Sauce
  • Peel and eat key west pink shrimp recipe
    Peel and Eat Shrimp Recipe
  • Crispy breaded swordfish steak served with a creamy dipping sauce and lemon wedge on the side.
    Fried Swordfish Steaks
  • boiled shrimp with lemon, potatoes, and corn
    Boiled Shrimp With Potatoes and Corn
  • Crispy pan-fried mahi mahi fillets with panko breadcrumbs, flaky sea salt, parsley, lemon wedges, and creamy bang bang sauce on a dark slate background.
    Pan Fried Mahi Mahi with Bang Bang Sauce
  • blackened swordfish with sauteed tomatoes and shallots.
    Blackened Swordfish Recipe
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    Seafood Recipes for Christmas Dinner
  • key west stone crabs with mustard sauce and mallet.
    Easy Crab Meat Recipes
  • Pan fried red snapper with panko breadcrumbs, lemon wedges, and pink sauce
    Pan Fried Red Snapper with Panko Breadcrumbs
  • sauteed florida keys pink shrimp with coconut aminos
    Sautéed Shrimp with Coconut Aminos
  • fish with asparagus and garlic butter sauce
    Low Carb Fish Recipes
  • red snapper with asparagus and lemon wedges
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Hi, I’m Felice. I live in the Florida Keys and share easy recipes made with fresh seafood, steak, and seasonal vegetables. My cooking is inspired by island life and made with simple, real food.

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