3 Recipes For Your Seven Fishes Dinner

A Seven Fishes dinner can take many forms. Although the tradition has roots in the Italian feast on La Vigilia, or Christmas Eve, and Catholic proscriptions against meat on certain days, the Feast of Seven Fishes is more commonly attributed to Italian-American origins. Small plates are crucial here in order to ensure everyone makes it through the abundance of offerings. Feel free to choose some of our suggestions below or use your personal favourites to create your own version to celebrate each holiday season with friends and family.

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Spicy Lobster Pasta

Although an Italian Seven Fishes dinner doesn’t necessarily follow the same structure as a menu with primi, secondi and others, offering pasta at this point in the meal is a nice nod to this format. This tagliatelle dish combines Calabrian chill paste with lobster, plenty of fresh basil and fresh parmesan to make a spicy and luxurious pasta dish.

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AIP-friendly 20-Minute Pomegranate Molasses Glazed Salmon

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Pomegranate Molasses Glazed Salmon

The richness of salmon gets tamed slightly with a sweet-tart glaze of pomegranate molasses in this pretty in pink dish. Fillets can be cut in half or quarters to keep portions small, as guests may be filling up at this point in the meal.

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Tuna and White Bean Salad with Pickled Onions and Jammy Eggs

Something a little lighter at this point in the menu might be appreciated by your guests and the pickled onions in this salad offer just that right amount of vinegary bite to pique the tastebuds. Using a quality oil-packed tuna (or even a tuna ventresca, which comes from the belly of the fish for extra fattiness) will give this salad a special occasion feeling.

3 Recipes for Your Seven Fishes Dinner

Spicy Lobster Pasta

Pomegranate Molasses Glazed Salmon

Tuna and White Bean Salad with Pickled Onions and Jammy Eggs