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Bahamian conch salad
Conch salad: lime-dressed conch with peppers, tomato and hot pepper
At the Fish Fry on Arawak Cay in Nassau, conch salad is made to order: a vendor cracks the shell, dices the conch with tomato, onion, sweet peppers and goat pepper, and drowns it in lime and sour orange in front of you. Traditionally the conch is eaten raw, "cooked" only by the citrus; that raw version is not for pregnant women, young children or anyone with a weakened immune system, and this recipe gives a safer version in which the conch is poached briefly first. Buy cleaned conch from a trusted fishmonger and discard any that smells of ammonia. The common mistake is dicing unevenly; everything should be in small, matching cubes. Chef's tip: make it no more than an hour ahead, or the lime turns the vegetables limp.
- Total time
- 28 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 16 oz cleaned conch meatthawed if frozen
- 1 litre water
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tomatoesdeseeded, finely diced
- 1 onionfinely diced
- 1 green pepperfinely diced
- ½ orange or yellow pepperfinely diced
- 1 stick celeryfinely diced
- 1 scotch bonnet or goat pepperdeseeded, very finely chopped
- ½ cup lime juiceabout 6 limes
- ¼ cup orange juiceor sour orange juice
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Trim any dark or tough parts from 16 oz cleaned conch meat and pound it lightly with a mallet. Cut into 1 cm dice.
8 minStep 2: Bring 1 litre water and ½ tsp salt to the boil, add the conch and poach for 2–3 minutes, until it turns fully white and opaque. Drain and plunge into iced water, then drain well.
3 minStep 3: Mix the conch with 2 tomatoes, 1 onion, 1 green pepper, ½ orange or yellow pepper, 1 stick celery and 1 scotch bonnet or goat pepper in a glass bowl.
Step 4: Pour over ½ cup lime juice and ¼ cup orange juice, add the rest of ½ tsp salt and toss. Chill for 15 minutes so the flavours meet, and eat cold with crackers. Keep it in the fridge and eat within a few hours.
15 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 190 kcal
- Protein
- 25 g
- Carbs
- 15 g
- Fat
- 2 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does bahamian conch salad take?
- About 28 minutes in total: 25 minutes to prepare and 3 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Is it very spicy?
- It has some heat. Use less chilli for a milder version, or more if you like it hot.
- What can I use instead of tomatoes?
- Tinned chopped tomatoes: a 400g tin for about 6 tomatoes (in cooked dishes, not salads).
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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