Weeknight Meal Planner: Beach Vacation

If cooking super-fresh seafood is half the reason you head to the beach, check out our selection of five easy weeknight seafood meals and sides.

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May 30, 2012
1 of 6 Randy Mayor; Jan Gautro

Coconut Shrimp with Pineapple Salsa

Serve homemade coconut-crusted shrimp with a sweet-and-spicy pineapple salsa for a lightened seafood dinner that's out of this world.
Serve With:
Rice pilaf

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2 of 6 Lee Harrelson

Blackened Grouper

This blackened grouper recipe has some heat but the lime juice adds a refreshing zest. Be careful when adding the fish to the pan, as the butter and oil may splatter.
Serve With:
Garlic toast
Canned or frozen vegetables
3 of 6 Oxmoor House

Louisiana Deviled Crab Cakes With Hot Peppered Sour Cream

Ground red pepper adds the "devil" to these crab cakes. If you want a milder flavor, omit the pepper in both the crab cakes and the sour cream mixture.
Serve With:
Mixed green salad

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Fried Fish Sandwiches

This superb fried fish sandwich is inspired by the Black Grouper Sandwich served at Dockside Dave's in St. Pete Beach, Florida.
Serve With:
Bagged cabbage and cole slaw dressing

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5 of 6 Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Sabrina Bone

Oysters with Pink Peppercorn Mignonette

A simple mignonette dressing is the perfect accent to fresh oysters on the half shell.
Serve With:
Crusty bread
Boiled corn
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6 of 6 Photo: Oxmoor House

Key Lime Pie

Nothing beats a good key lime pie, and our readers have given this recipe 5 stars. It's a lighter version due to the fat-free sweetened condensed milk and frozen reduced-calorie whipped topping, but it tastes just as rich and fresh. You'll never know the difference.

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