Steaming, broiling, grilling, and stir-frying keep these fish and shellfish recipes light. Find recipes for easy weeknight meals as well as elegant dinner parties, featuring salmon, halibut, shrimp, crab, tilapia, tuna, and more.

Avocado adds healthy fats to the buttermilk dressing. Toss with chopped romaine lettuce, toasted pumpkin seeds, and fresh cilantro leaves, and top with cooked shrimp. You'll have extra dressing; refrigerate it in an airtight container and use up within three days.

Fish tacos often involve deep-frying and heavy sauces. These are fresher and lighter, with crunchy cabbage, cilantro and a creamy lime-infused sauce topping broiled tilapia.

Wrap your choice of fish fillets -- haddock, cod, or striped bass -- in foil packets with sweet onion, zucchini, and tomato for quick cooking on the grill. A mixture of lemon zest, Italian seasoning, red-pepper flakes, and crushed anise seed adds memorable flavor.

Make a savory-sweet glaze for broiled salmon with soy sauce, honey, and orange juice. Any leftover salmon is wonderful in a soba noodle salad with cucumber, sugar snap peas, and cilantro.

Canned tuna and cannellini beans add lean protein to this main-dish spinach salad. Green olives, red onion, and chopped parsley give the salad a flavor boost.

Sweet cherries, red onion, cilantro, and jalapeno make a colorful topping for grilled tilapia fillets. This relish would be good on any grilled fish.

While this curried halibut hums with flavorful Indian spices, cooling yogurt tempers the heat. If you cannot find fenugreek seed, opt for ground fenugreek as a substitute; add it in with the other ground spices.

While salt-and-pepper-seasoned salmon fillets broil, saute fresh spinach just until tender, and toss with lemon juice, crumbled feta cheese, and pine nuts. This colorful dinner only takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Mix lump crabmeat, sliced sugar-snap peas, and chopped red onion with lime-caper vinaigrette, then mound the salad into papaya halves for a light, speedy, and elegant lunch or brunch.

Parsley, lemon juice, and garlic punch up this shrimp salad while keeping things light. This recipe would also be delicious prepared with bulgur or whole-wheat couscous in place of the rice.

Whole-milk Greek yogurt, fresh tarragon, and grated lemon zest make an easy, lively glaze for broiled salmon fillets. This delectable main course is ready in just 15 minutes.

Seared trout pairs with sauteed escarole, orange juice and zest, and green olives for a quick solo dinner. This recipe allows you to prepare the main and side dish in a single skillet.

This recipe combines the elements of Caesar salad -- romaine lettuce, lemon, garlic, and Parmesan -- in a fun new way. Roast shrimp and croutons on skewers to accompany the salad.

Scallions give a flavor boost to chewy, nutty bulgur wheat. Serve with pan-seared salmon fillets seasoned simply with salt and pepper.

Scallions, rice vinegar, and plenty of fresh ginger liven up cod fillets. This light dinner takes just five minutes to cook in the microwave.

Orange, lemon, shallot, lime zest, and a fiery dose of habanero chile make a refreshing relish for steamed red snapper. Serve on a bed of steamed spinach.

A dry rub of coriander, ginger, paprika, and cumin enhances cod fillets. The fish steams right on top of the rice in this easy one-pot meal.

The robust flavor of arugula with Dijon-chive vinaigrette is an excellent complement to the richness of roasted salmon. Roast red potatoes on the same pan as the salmon to prepare this easy, sophisticated main-dish salad.

Sweet sea scallops need only a dusting of salt and pepper before going into a hot skillet. The accompanying salad of fennel, parsley, and avocado is tossed in a rich and tangy dressing made with pomegranate molasses.

Sweet shrimp roast alongside the squash in this easy, impressive main dish that takes only 10 minutes of prep time (and less than an hour to get on the table). Serve with your favorite green salad for a delicious, low-carb meal.

Combine chopped mango, red onion, jalapeno, cilantro, cucumber, and lime juice to create a beautiful and refreshing salsa to top broiled salmon fillets. This easy dinner for four is ready in 20 minutes.

Mix together grated ginger, orange zest, orange juice, sesame oil, soy sauce, rice wine, scallions, and a touch of coriander to create the marinade for striped bass fillets and shiitake mushrooms. You will need two 6-inch, two-tiered bamboo steamers to make this dish.

Spike maple syrup with cayenne pepper to glaze salmon and pineapple. Serve with cilantro rice for a complete meal in 20 minutes.

After a quick marinade in garlic and lime juice, bass or cod fillets are seared on a hot grill. Serve these tacos with fresh corn-tomato relish.

The sweet bite of a relish made from red grapefruit, brown sugar, and red pepper flakes provides a perfect foil to the richness of broiled salmon fillets. The only fat in this main dish comes from the salmon's beneficial omega-3 oils.

To make this easy dish, shrimp cook in a sauce made of canned tomatoes seasoned with coriander, ginger, and lemon zest. Serve with a side of couscous or basmati rice.

Wrap salmon fillets, capers, lemon zest, and green beans in parchment paper packets to bake in the oven. Other vegetables can be used in place of the green beans, such as asparagus, sliced bell peppers, or zucchini spears, depending on what's in season.

Cremini and shiitake mushrooms become savory and pleasantly chewy when roasted. Cook the fish fillets (bass or cod, your choice) on top of the mushrooms for an easy one-pan dinner.

Liven up simple sauteed shrimp with scallion rice and a zingy Asian-style dipping sauce. If you don't have a fresh chile on hand, substitute a pinch of red-pepper flakes or a dash of hot sauce. If you can't find peeled and deveined shrimp, use kitchen shears to make removal of the shells easier.

This complete meal comes together very quickly. Sear paprika-dusted tilapia for just 4 minutes until it's opaque. Serve the fish with a protein-packed quinoa, which cooks in 15 minutes. Toss the quinoa with cucumber, dill, and feta (or you can use mint, parsley, or basil in place of the dill) for an easy side dish.

Arugula and cherry tomatoes add bright flavor and color to this quick saute. Serve it with pasta or rice.

Steam salmon fillets on a bed of lemon slices to imbue them with a delicate tanginess. Serve with sliced avocado for a nutritious breakfast or light lunch.

Sauteed green cabbage and leeks make a flavorful bed for seared scallops, which are lower in cholesterol than shrimp. With just olive oil in the recipe and no butter, there is very little saturated fat, making this a light and healthy dinner option.

This light but hearty stew is packed with potatoes, carrots, chicken sausage, and sweet shrimp. Be sure to add the shrimp at the very end so it doesn't become tough.

Rolled-up cabbage leaves hide delicious treasures in the form of steamed salmon fillets. Serve the "packages" over rice noodle salad dressed in a soy-ginger sauce.

Saute shrimp with edamame and scallions for a quick and colorful dinner. Shelled edamame -- young green soybeans -- can be found in the freezer case at most supermarkets.

Saute shredded green cabbage in chicken broth and a little bit of butter to create a light and tasty side dish for poached salmon. Stir chopped dill into the cabbage and drizzle with lemon juice just before serving.

Quickly sear tuna steaks just until browned on the outside but still deep-red in the center. A salad of sweet cherry tomatoes and red onion seasoned with lemon juice makes an easy, colorful accompaniment.

A hot wok gives a flavorful sear to shrimp and scallions. Garlic, hot pepper flakes, and a dash of lemon juice add flavor to this quick and easy dinner.

Before wrapping in napa cabbage to steam, marinate sea bass fillets in soy sauce, sacha sauce (Chinese barbecue sauce), ginger, garlic, and minced chiles. Serve the steamed fish with a sauce of ginger, oyster sauce, and soy sauce.

Green beans, corn, and basil add bright color to whole-wheat couscous. The vegetables, shrimp, and couscous cook in the same pot for easy cleanup.