Summertime Seafood Salads

It's Summer Vacation time here at mmm-yoso!!! Kirk and His Missus are enjoying a few days together.  Cathy is writing this post.

We have been having some daily heat waves over the past month or so.  Thankfully, with the cooling down at night, it isn't unbearable.  The Mister and I have been going out for lunch and I noticed a pattern in our orders.

We finally ventured back to Las Morelianas/La Bahia after missing it for more than a year and were happy to see it was still open and thriving.  

  We always try to order from each 'side' of the menu/kitchen and to compliment the carnitas craving, we decided on a simple fish salad ($9).  Nicely grilled tilapia on lettuce with cucumber, tomato and avocado.  Quite large and refreshing..
 When we went to Chopstix Too!, it was another memorable return. The menu is about the same and one of our choices that day was the Grilled Seafood salad ($13).  The wonderful char on the shrimp and the salmon was a forgotten flavor I had missed.  
 .Since Covid-19, the 'food court' area of the 'first' HMart had been closed (it re-opened about two months ago).  So, our pre-shopping meals have been at The Fancy Fish (after it re-opened with indoor seating).  Deceptive photo.  The salad bowl is HUGE, deep, filled with what might be the equivalent of a whole package of salad greens.  It is topped with FOUR soft shell crabs.  $14.50 and worth it.  Recently, returning to Anthony's in La Mesa brought back so many good memories.  We are happy they have managed to stay open.  It was crowded, there was a wait for tables both inside and outdoors, but seating in the Bar area was available.  The Seafood Cobb Salad ($18.95 on the lunch menu (Monday-Saturday)) was my choice. Real crab, bay shrimp and chilled cooked salmon, along with bacon, tomatoes, carrot, egg, avocado, the house dressing...a perfect meal.

We've also been stopping at La Mesa Bistro, but mostly for breakfasts.  We arrived at 11:30 one day and looked at the lunch menu.  The "Gourmet Tropical Salad" ($10.95) caught my eye.  I saw you could add tuna salad or shrimp for $5.50.  Perfect! Cabbage, cucumber, carrots, tomato, walnuts. dried cranberries, strawberries, blackberries and blueberries on top of organic mixed greens, with a basil vinaigrette (which perfectly complimented the sweet berries).  The tuna salad- high quality tuna, simply made and plenty (the two scoops were more than one can in volume).

Hoping everyone is enjoying the Summer of 2021!

 

Comments

[kat]

those salads look hearty but refreshing, stay cool!

[Cathy]

Most of these salads are easily shared, Kat. When I realized our 'pattern' of ordering, it was easy to share (another) current craving as a post.

[caninecologne]

These salads are the way to go...and sharing is always best for me and my husband. Wow, four soft shell crabs! I am curious about that now.

[Cathy]

The soft shell crab salad along with a bowl of the clam chowder makes for quite a substantial shared lunch at The Fancy Fish, cc. One of the owners seems to always be working and we like supporting quality local. Each of these salads were really good.