Quick and easy seafood starters to keep you feeling like you're on holiday

When you want to prolong the holiday feeling, a seafood first course can instantly transport you to the scents and flavors of summer.

With simple preparation and little time, you can bring tasty and inviting dishes to the table, perfect for rediscovering that pleasant feeling of lightness that accompanies days spent at the beach.

Seafood Carbonara

Seafood carbonara is a first course inspired by classic spaghetti carbonara: instead of bacon, it's topped with salmon, swordfish, and tuna.

Seafood Carbonara Seafood Carbonara is a delicious twist on the traditional recipe, where the guanciale gives way to pan-fried diced salmon, tuna, and swordfish. You can toss the spaghetti with a creamy egg yolk and cheese sauce and top with the fish, garnishing the dish with a few thyme leaves.

Smart tip: you can also try the Tuscan version, especially popular in Viareggio, which is prepared with seafood.

Paccheri with seafood

Paccheri with seafood is a rich and inviting fish-based first course.

Find out how to prepare them with our step-by-step recipe! Paccheri with Seafood Paccheri with Seafood is a rich and fragrant first course, pairing pasta with calamari, mussels, clams, and shrimp. Cherry tomatoes add color and flavor to the sauce, while parsley rounds out the dish with its aromatic note.

Smart tip: If you want to give the dish a spicy touch, you can add a pinch of chili pepper.

Pasta with swordfish

Pasta with swordfish is a quick and easy fresh fish first course, seasoned with a cherry tomato and olive sauce.

Discover the servings and recipe! Pasta with Swordfish Pasta with Swordfish is a simple and flavorful first course that pairs tender swordfish with fresh cherry tomatoes and Taggiasca olives. You can choose linguine or another pasta shape and combine it with the sauce, flavored with garlic and thyme, to enhance its Mediterranean flavors.

Smart tip: if you prefer, you can replace the thyme with parsley, adding it at the end of cooking.

Pasta with seafood

Pasta alla marinara is a first course rich in aromas and flavors, thanks to the seafood and shellfish that make it so special! Pasta alla marinara Pasta alla marinara is a first course rich in aromas and flavors of the sea, in which you top the mezzéri with mussels, clams, scampi, prawns, shrimp, and scallops.

You can cook the seafood in a tomato sauce and top the dish with cherry tomatoes, basil, parsley, and chili pepper. Smart tip: plate quickly so the pasta is still piping hot.