Italian Seafood Salad

Happy New Year!
Every New Years Eve my family had this seafood salad.
With shrimp,calamri mussels lobster and scallops.

Ingredients:
1 lb. peeled and deveined shrimp, 26-30 count, raw
1 lb. calamari,cleaned and cut into thin rings
1 lb. large scallops, cut into 1/4's
1 lb. mussels,cooked
1 lb lobster meat,cooked
1 quart water, boiling
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. salt
few black peppercorns
2 ribs celery, cut thin on diagonal
1 small red pepper, diced
1/4 cup chopped red onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup olive oil (use a good quality extra virgin)
juice of 2 lemons
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
pinch of salt and pepper

Directions:
Have the uncooked seafood cleaned and ready to cook.
Bring water to boil in 4 quart pot.
Add bay leaf, salt and peppercorns.
Add the shrimp, cook 30 seconds; add calamari and scallops.
Cook until shrimp are pink and scallops are opaque.
Strain seafood, set aside.
Remove the bay leaf and peppercorns.
In a medium bowl, combine the celery, red pepper,
red onion, and garlic. Stir in olive oil,
juice of 2 lemons, parsley andsalt and pepper. Add the cooked seafood. Stir to mix well; refrigerate at least 1
hour before serving. Serves 6-8