Squid, samphire & pea salad
By Jeremy Lee
A seafood salad using dressed calamari rings and samphire, a green coastal plant that tastes of the ocean
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Prep:10 mins
Cook:10 mins
- Serves 6
- More effort
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 243
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fat 15g
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saturates 6g
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carbs 7g
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sugars 2g
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fibre 6g
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protein 20g
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salt 0.8g
Ingredients
- 400g fresh peas, podded
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- juice 1 lemon, plus wedges to serve
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 medium squid, cleaned (ask your fishmonger to do this) and cut into 5cm strips, leaving tentacles whole
- 50g butter, softened
- 100g samphire
- 85g bag watercress
- 1 tsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
Method
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add the peas and cook for 3 mins until tender. Drain and leave to steam-dry.
Tip the shallot into a bowl with 1 tbsp lemon juice, olive oil, squid and lots of black pepper. Toss everything together and leave to sit for a few mins.
Meanwhile, place a frying pan over a medium heat. When the pan is hot, pour in the dressed squid. Cook for 3-4 mins, moving it around the pan until the tentacles curl up and the squid pieces turn opaque. Add the butter, samphire and peas, toss together for a few mins, season well and remove from the heat.
Scatter the watercress over a large serving dish. Tip over the squid, peas and samphire, strew with the parsley, add a squeeze more lemon juice and eat warm, with lemon wedges.
