Chill Out With These Refreshingly Cool Seafood Dishes

Last updated: April 13, 2026

When it’s hot, there’s nothing better than a cold dish to cool you down. Here are some seafood favorites that are brimming with flavor and summer vibes. I’ve just added some new recipes at the bottom if you visit often. 

1. Cod ceviche recipe with pickled cucumber and grapefruit

For this ceviche recipe, we used cod with ripe pink grapefruit wedges, fresh sprigs of mint, and a few leaves of cilantro. It’s the ultimate light recipe to beat the heat.

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2. Tuna tartare with lime, honey-soy, and ginger marinade

Tuna tartare with lime, honey-soy, and ginger dressing combines the delicate flavors of marinated raw tuna with a zingy avocado base. Who could resist that?

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3. Ensalada Rusa (A Spanish potato salad with tuna)

Found all over Spain, Enslada Rusa is a firm favorite. Not as light as the other recipes we’re sharing, it’s still served chilled and super tasty.

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4. Effortless 3-minute tuna salad

Don’t be fooled by the “effortless” in the title, your efforts will still reward you with a tasty-as salad. Just 3 minutes of prep time is required — the focus is on a few quality ingredients to make this salad sing.

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5. Shrimp and avocado salad with a sweet tangy dressing

Fresh, fast, and fun. This colorful salad is a heady mix of sweet and tangy flavors including a lime dressing with a hint of ginger. Ready in 15 minutes.

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Our latest chilled seafood salads

Loving the idea of cool summer seafood recipes? Here’s a little snapshot of some of our latest and a golden oldie that we’ve decided needs to make a comeback:

• Tomato and sardine salad – ready in 10 minutes, this is a super tasty side dish and and includes a parsley and vinegar dressing. 
• White bean salad with sardines – even quicker at just five minutes, it’s also more filling so great as a light main or side.
• Mediterranean chickpea and tuna salad – this 10-minute salad is high in protein and low in saturated fat to keep you fuller for longer.
• Seafood Pipirrana salad – using a mixture of cooked seafood and diced veg it also comes with a delicious cumin-infused dressing.