Vietnamese grilled squid salad
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | teaspoon | Chili powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cayenne |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground ginger |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground coriander |
| Salt; to taste | ||
| Freshly-cracked black pepper; to taste | ||
| 1 | pounds | Medium-sized squid; including tentacles, cleaned |
| ¼ | cup | Lime juice |
| 2 | teaspoons | Honey |
| 1 | tablespoon | Nuoc nam; or to taste |
| (Vietnamese fish sauce; available at | ||
| Asian speciality stores) | ||
| 1 | teaspoon | Minced garlic |
| 1 | tablespoon | Minced fresh red or green chile pepper of |
| Your choice | ||
| ¾ | cup | Mung bean sprouts |
| 1 | Red bell pepper; julienned | |
| ¼ | cup | Chopped fresh mint |
| ¼ | cup | Roughly chopped unsalted roasted peanuts |
| Green leaf or Bibb leaf lettuce | ||
Directions
Prepare the grill or heat a grill pan on the stovetop. In a small bowl combine the chili powder, cayenne, ginger, coriander, salt and pepper. Rub the squid bodies and tentacles with the spice mixture. Place the squid bodies on the grill and weight them down with a clean brick wrapped in foil or a large heavy skillet. Grill for 1 to 1½ minutes per side. Remove the object weighing down the squid and cook for an additional 30 seconds, turning occasionally. Transfer the grilled squid bodies to a platter. Place the tentacles on the grill and cook for about 2 minutes, or until they are brown and crispy, rolling them around with your tongs as they cook so that they brown evenly. Remove from the grill. Slice the grilled squid bodies into ½-inch rings and if necessary cut the tentacles into bite-size pieces. In a bowl whisk together the lime juice, honey, nuoc nam, garlic and chili pepper. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Add the sliced grilled squid and toss to coat. Add the sprouts, bell pepper and toss to combine. Sprinkle the chopped mint and peanuts over the mixture and toss to combine. Arrange the lettuce on a platter and top with the squid mixture.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Recipe Source: COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-8897 broadcast 06-03-1997) Downloaded from their Web-Site -
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12-05-1998
Recipe by: Sara Moulton
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