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Charred Calamari Salad

Baby squid seared in a ripping-hot pan until blistered and crisp, piled over a cool salad of avocado, cherry tomato, red onion and parsley. Lemon and chile keep it bright; the avocado adds a creamy counterpoint.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total47 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Salad

  • 4lemons, halved and juiced
  • 4medium Hass avocados, halved, pitted, peeled and cut into 1 cm cubes
  • 225 gcherry tomatoes, halved
  • 2small red onions, very thinly sliced
  • 1 bunchsmall flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked and minced
  • 120 mlextra virgin olive oil, half for the salad, half for the squid
  • to tastecoarse salt

Salad

  • 1 tspcrushed red pepper flakes, or to taste

Calamari

  • 450 gcleaned baby calamari, tentacles separated from the bodies

Diet

  • Pescatarian
  • Paleo
  • Whole30

Contains

  • Mollusk shellfish
  • Squid
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Avocado
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Parsley
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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