At Christmas, or any other special occasion, celebration… Salads are also good options. Although it seems that we leave them aside in favor of more elaborate dishes and recipes, we should not miss on our table the fresh and light touch that a salad brings us. In addition, they are not boring or very common dishes; contrary to what most people might think. We have some of the most festive salads, like the recipe we propose today of Warm Squid Salad. A dish that will surprise your guests.
Besides being very easy to make; since the only complication would be to cook the squid, and it is a matter of minutes; this salad is always a success. The squid, which can be replaced by any other similar ingredient, such as squid or even octopus, are delicious. And the contrast of the freshly cooked cuttlefish, hot, with the freshness of the endive or lettuce will delight everyone.
Without a doubt, it is a perfect salad to serve at this time of the year, at Christmas, or for any other celebration. But, before going with the recipe, take a look at these other salads also very festive, perfect for a special occasion: such as Mango and jerky salad recipe or Fig and Goat Cheese Salad recipe.
Warm Squid Salad recipe
A great advantage of this salad, as of all salads, is its versatility. With a little imagination, we can modify the recipe to our taste. Add the ingredients you like the most, or substitute the ones we indicate for others of your choice. For, in salads, the options we have are endless.
But, to prepare this warm baby squid salad, we have chosen very simple ingredients. In order to avoid that they eclipse or hide the delicious flavor of the cuttlefish; the great protagonists of the salad.
For this reason we are going to serve it with endive, which you can perfectly substitute for any other green leaf of your taste, or even combine them; in addition, we are going to include cherry tomatoes, spring onions, and feta cheese.
For the dressing, we will water with a drizzle of oil and the juice of half a lemon. And, to finish, we will crown our salad with the baby squids. That we will have previously cooked with garlic to give them more flavor.
If the squids are small, it is preferable to serve them whole. This way our salad will be much more attractive. If, on the other hand, they are too big, you can cut them into rings.
As you can see, it is not complicated at all and I assure you that you will love the result. Let’s go through the recipe step by step:
Warm Squid Salad
Ingredients
- 8 Squid
- 1 Endive
- 1 Chives
- 15 Cherries Tomatoes
- 100 g Feta cheese
- 3 Garlic cloves
- 1/2 Lemon
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Salt
Instructions
- Let's start by preparing the salad (fresh ingredients), as the baby squids are ready in a matter of minutes. In fact, if we overcook them, they will be rubbery.First we wash the endive very well. Drain as much as possible and cut to taste. Place in a serving dish.
- We include the cherry tomatoes cut in halves, and the spring onion, cut to taste. We also add the diced feta cheese.
- Now that we have the base of the salad ready, we continue with the baby squids.First we are going to wash them very well. Remove the guts, if any, and also the beak. If they are very large, cut them into rings. If not, we can cook them whole, they will be more attractive.
- We are going to put a drizzle of oil in a frying pan, add the garlic to give more flavor.When the oil is very hot, put the squid. Cook for a few seconds, until golden brown. Remember that if we overcook them they will be very hard and with a rubbery texture.
- When they are ready, serve them over the salad. Dress with a squeeze of juice from half a lemon, a drizzle of oil and salt to taste. Now we have ready a wonderful warm salad of baby squid.
Other versions
As we were saying, this salad, like all salads, is very versatile. And it will allow us to add many other ingredients.
For example, if you want it to be a heartier dish, you can add some croutons of fried bread; or toast, to make it lighter. They will look great and will combine very well with our salad.
And with this we finish this great recipe for Warm Squid Salad. If you liked it, don’t forget to leave us your comments, ideas, opinions… We love to read them! You can also follow us on social networks to keep up to date with all our publications. You can find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.
