Barbecued calamari salad

Recipes / Salads

Dress up cafe-style calamari salad with peanuts and lime chilli dressing.

Recipe «Barbecued calamari salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 3 limes, 2 red chillies, deseeded, finely chopped, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1kg cleaned calamari squid, honeycombed , 2 cucumbers, halved, deseeded, sliced, 1 cup fresh coriander leaves, 1/2 red onion, finely chopped , 2 tbsp raw unsalted peanuts, toasted, chopped, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 3 limes 
  • 2 red chillies, deseeded, finely chopped 
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 1kg cleaned calamari squid, honeycombed 
  • 2 cucumbers, halved, deseeded, sliced 
  • 1 cup fresh coriander leaves 
  • 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 
  • 2 tbsp raw unsalted peanuts, toasted, chopped, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Grate rind from 1 lime. Juice all 3 limes. Combine rind, 1/4 cup juice, chillies, garlic, half the oil, and salt and pepper in a screw-top jar. Shake well. Pour over squid. Toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat barbecue grill on high. Place cucumber, coriander, onion, remaining 1/3 cup lime juice, remaining oil, and salt and pepper in a bowl. Toss gently.
  3. Remove squid from marinade. Cook on greased barbecue, in batches, for 1 to 2 minutes or until tender.
  4. Toss squid with cucumber salad. Serve sprinkled with peanuts.