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Conch Salad

Name: Conch Salad
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Bahamas
Ingredients: 250g (sashimi-grade) Whelk; 3 Lime; 50ml Orange juice; 1/2 Onion; 1 Tomato; 1/2 Green Bell Pepper; 1/2 Chili pepper; A pinch Salt

Side Dish

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Raw conch tossed with vegetables and citrus juice — the Bahamas' street ceviche.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Conch salad is a signature Bahamian dish: raw conch meat is finely diced and tossed with onion, tomato, green pepper, and chili in lime and orange juice. At the stalls of Arawak Cay in Nassau, vendors crack the shell and make it right in front of you. Freshness is everything.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At a stall on Nassau's Arawak Cay, the vendor cracks a conch in front of the customer and spoons the salad tossed with colorful vegetables into a cup.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Whelk 250g (sashimi-grade)
Lime 3
Orange juice 50ml
Onion 1/2
Tomato 1
Green Bell Pepper 1/2
Chili pepper 1/2
Salt A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the shellfish into small dice.
Finely chop the onion, tomato, green pepper, and chili.
Put the shellfish and vegetables in a bowl.
Add the lime juice, orange juice, and salt and toss.
Let meld in the fridge for 15 minutes.

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