Grilled squid salad

Island salsa of capers, pistachios, chilli, mint & lemon

Grilled squid salad

Grilled squid salad

Serves Serves 4 to 6
Time Cooks In30 minutes
DifficultyNot too tricky
Nutrition per serving Plus
  • Calories 266 13%
  • Fat 18.4g 26%
  • Saturates 2.8g 14%
  • Sugars 4.7g 5%
  • Salt 0.9g 15%
  • Protein 19g 38%
  • Carbs 6.5g 3%
  • Fibre 1.8g -
Of an adult's reference intake
Recipe From

Jamie Cooks Italy

By Jamie Oliver
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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons baby capers in brine
  • 2 lemons
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 1 fresh red chilli
  • 4 anchovy fillets in oil , from sustainable sources
  • 30 g shelled unsalted pistachios
  • ½ a bunch of fresh mint , (15g)
  • 4 large squid , cleaned, gutted, from sustainable sources
  • 500 g large ripe tomatoes
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Recipe From

Jamie Cooks Italy

By Jamie Oliver
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Method

Soak the capers in a bowl of water. Squeeze all the lemon juice into a large shallow bowl and add 4 tablespoons of oil. Peel the garlic and finely chop with the chilli, anchovies, pistachios, drained capers and mint leaves. Scrape it all into the bowl and mix together well.

Reserving the tentacles, run a sharp knife down the length of each squid tube, cutting through one side only so you can open each one out like a book. Lightly score the inside of each tube in a criss-cross fashion at ½cm intervals. To cook the squid, follow Franchina’s guidance and get the tentacles on early, then add the tubes, from largest to smallest. In a screaming hot griddle pan or on a barbecue, cook each piece for about 1 minute per side – with no oil or seasoning – until lightly charred and starting to curl. Start with the cut side when you do the tubes, and keep the squid moving for even cooking. As each piece is done, use tongs to dunk it straight into the salsa, turning and coating it in all that flavour.

Slice the tomatoes and lay over a serving platter. Finely slice the squid tubes, pull the tentacles apart, then arrange on top of the tomatoes. Spoon over all the remaining salsa, and serve hot or at room temperature.
Recipe From

Jamie Cooks Italy

By Jamie Oliver