Sardinian seafood

New Haven (WTNH) - Donovan's Reef, Connecticut's first Certified Green Restaurant, was here this morning cooking Sardinian seafood.

Here's the recipe provided by Donovan's owner and Executive Chef Greg Bozzi:

Sardinian Seafood
Serves 4-6 people

2 pints grape tomato
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves chopped garlic
12 clams
12 mussels
12 large shrimp
12 sea scallops
1 cup white wine
3 cups water or chicken stock
2 cups Italian couscous (Fregola pasta)
3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped

• Sautee grape tomato and garlic in 2 tablespoons olive oil over low heat. Season with salt. Cook until tomato has broken down to a sauce consistency.
• In a separate pot, steam mussels and clams with white wine and water or stock. Remove mussels and clams when open.
• Sautee shrimp and scallops in remaining olive oil to partially cook.
• Combine tomato sauce and clam broth together and bring to a boil. Add Fregola pasta and simmer in a covered pot 5 minutes.
• Add the seafood to the pot after 5 minutes and continue to cook covered for 5 minutes.
• Uncover and take off heat. Add parsley and basil to the pot and season with salt and red peppers.

About Donovan's Reef:

Donovan’s Reef is the first Certified Green Restaurant in Connecticut. They've been in business for 20 years, but recently decided to work toward lessening its environmental impact. Donovan’s began working with the national non-profit Green Restaurant Association in July 2008, to incorporate sustainability into the day-to-day operation of the restaurant.

Donovan’s wants to spread the message that even established restaurants can change their habits and implement new practices that make a huge difference.

Through their work with the GRA, the restaurant has accomplished 11 steps under the GRA guidelines. Their steps include installing energy efficient lighting, low-flow faucet aerators in their kitchen to conserve water, and a full-scale recycling program. The restaurant is now also composting their food waste.

Donovan’s Reef Restaurant is a warm and inviting American Grille located in the historic Branford Lock Works building in Branford Center. Greg Bozzi, owner and Executive Chef, has been operating the restaurant out of this location for almost twenty years; he has created the perfect combination of food, drink, and fun in a unique family atmosphere.

Greg takes his passion for food and entertainment and instills it into his staff of family and friends, who are all too happy to provide you with the best of service. Whether it is a quiet lunch for two, a relaxing happy hour, dinner with that special someone or a night out with friends, Donovan’s Reef is the place to be.