Introducing 50 of the best oyster and shellfish recipes: they’re perfect for a mid-summer’s eve and a bottle of blanc de blanc Champagne. See here to discover more drinks content.

Blue swimmer crab with papaya salad

Crunchy papaya and fresh blue swimmer crab are the stars of this spring salad recipe.

Drunken clams

Hayden Quinn creates a cheats version of sambal oelek (hot chilli sauce) to spice up this quick seafood recipe.

Spaghetti alle vongole: spaghetti with clams, pancetta, garlic and parsley

Spaghetti with vongole, pancetta, garlic and parsley

Salty pancetta and anchovies enhance the flavours of Tobie Puttock's classic spaghetti with clams.

Mussels with borlotti, tomato and pangrattato

Don't throw away that loaf of bread, make this instead! This recipe combines seafood, vegetables and sourdough, big yes.

Mussels with habañero sauce

Fresh mussels are turned up a notch with this fiery habañero sauce.

Mussels with parsley, dill and lemon crumb

Fresh mussels are loaded with herbs and citrus.

Laksa mussels

Mussels with alioli and jamon migas

Mussels in alioli is a classic Spanish tapas dish - try it with a crisp beer or a glass of sparkling!

Venetian-style mussels with pangrattato

Let your mussels sauté in a tasty riesling and Italian inspired flavours. Add good quality, crusty bread for soaking up all that juice when serving, bellissimo!