Chilli calamari salad

This calamari salad would make an excellent starter for a casual Christmas Day barbecue.

Recipe «Chilli calamari salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 5 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 long red chillies, deseeded, finely chopped, 2 small red chillies, deseeded, finely chopped, 3 green onions, thinly sliced, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 1 large lemon, juiced , 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 100ml extra-virgin olive oil, 3kg whole small calamari hoods , cleaned, tentacles reserved , 100g rocket, to serve.

Ingredients:

• 2 long red chillies, deseeded, finely chopped 
• 2 small red chillies, deseeded, finely chopped 
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced 
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
• 1 large lemon, juiced 
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 
• 100ml extra-virgin olive oil 
• 3kg whole small calamari hoods , cleaned, tentacles reserved 
• 100g rocket, to serve 

Instructions

1. Place chillies, green onions, garlic, 1/4 cup lemon juice, vinegar and 1/3 cup oil in a large ceramic bowl. Season with salt and pepper and stir to combine.
2. Score inside flesh of calamari hoods in a criss-cross pattern and cut crossways into thick strips. Place calamari strips and tentacles in a bowl. Drizzle with remaining 1 tablespoon oil.
3. Preheat a greased barbecue plate on high heat. Add calamari strips and tentacles. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes each side or until curled and just cooked through. Add to chilli marinade. Leave to marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes (or longer in the fridge).
4. Arrange rocket on serving plates. Spoon over calamari and chilli marinade. Serve.