Kalmar has long been known as a high-grade dietary product that contains enough iodine. It is rich in protein, whole complex of vitamins and amino acids, polyunsaturated fats. Its meat is not only good taste, but also the valuable nutritional properties. In our country, seafood has become available recently, but, nevertheless, the classic salad with squid and corn based on it has already won the recognition of the true gourmets.
In our latitudes, squid carcasses are often sold frozen. Now supermarkets are increasingly appearing preserved option - "Kalmar in oil", both natural and herbs and spices. Squid fillet well with side dishes of vegetables, especially good with potatoes, suitable for the preparation of various cold appetizers and salads. It can be combined with other seafood, as well as mushrooms and nuts. Kalmar "loves" all sorts of filling and sauces based on vegetable oil, mayonnaise and so on. There are many ways to cook this meat diet: it boiled, fried, baked, steamed, pickled, and in each variant squid reveals its rich flavor qualities in a new way.
How to properly prepare squid?
A very important step before preparing a squid processing and meat cutting. If you bought frozen fillets, it should be held at room temperature or in cold water. Peel it is necessary to remove. To do this, put the squid in a bowl and pour over boiling water - the film will be curtailed and quickly moves away from the fillet. After that it can be removed without problems by hand or gently pry the knife. Refined meat is very important not to digest, otherwise it will become stiff and rigid. Cook the squid are usually 2-3 minutes in lightly salted water. Fluids should be taken 3 times greater than the weight of the product. Some housewives are added to the boiling water, the juice of half a lemon, toga meat becomes soft.
Delicate salad of squid every day
When there is no time for preparation of multicomponent complex dishes, come to the rescue of this salad that can be served with any side dish, potatoes or steamed vegetables, pasta and cereals. You can also use it as a separate dish.
Ingredients:
Kalmar - 5 pieces
Canned corn - Bank 1
Egg - 4 pieces
Mayonnaise - 2-3 tablespoons
Green - 1 bunch
Salt and spices - to your taste
Cooking method:
First, you take the carcass squid, cleaned of films and throw into boiling water for 2-3 minutes. When the squid broth pulled out of the boiling water and cooled. Squid is better not to finely chop and cut into strips medium or large size - in this case, the taste will be more intense. Corn recline in a colander, then add to the already dry chopped squid. Eggs should be boiled, peeled and cut into cubes. This salad is well fit any herbs: dill, parsley, if desired, green onions. The greens thoroughly washed, dried with a towel and chop with a knife. Add salt and pepper to taste. Then, add a few tablespoons of mayonnaise and stir, garnish greens - salad is ready.
Salad with squid and corn "March"
No wonder it is considered that the inhabitants of the Mediterranean have good health and live a long time. They consume large amounts of seafood, one of which is squid. It has a delicate flavor and dense structure, perfectly manifests itself in different salads and gets a lot of flavors, combined with various components. Pineapple and corn added squid juicy sweetness and emphasize its natural taste.
Ingredients:
Kalmar - 3 pieces
Canned corn - Bank 1
Canned pineapples - Bank 1
Fresh cucumber - 4 pieces
Egg - 5 pieces
Lemon - 1 pc
Mayonnaise - 4 tablespoons
spices, salt - to your taste
Cooking method:
For this salad should be thawed squid, clean carcass from the inside, to release the meat from the skin and boil in salted water for 2-3 minutes. Make sure that the squid were not in boiling water for more than 3 minutes. If squid still digest and become a "rubber" and hard, then cook it on. The process will take for 30-40 minutes, the carcass is reduced in size and volume, but it will again become soft.
When squid is ready, remove it from the water and refrigerate. Dice all the salad ingredients. In a deep bowl, mix the remaining ingredients: corn, chopped pineapple, add to the salad boiled eggs. Spring freshness in March this add fresh cucumber salad: with a clear skin and dice - as well as other products. After rub lemon peel, but on a fine grater and add it to the salad. All ingredients should mix well, then add them to the mayonnaise. "The March" salad will look beautiful if it is filed in the ice-cream bowls and decorated with a slice of lemon.
Squid salad with seaweed
Kalmar surprisingly well with different vegetables: fresh, stewed, pickled. It is particularly beautiful in combination with seaweed. We offer an easy to prepare, but at the same time nutritious salad of pickled squid and seaweed. Keep in mind that the meat of squid - it is the protein product and handle it during cooking should be very careful.
Ingredients:
For the salad:
Kalmar - 4 pieces
Canned corn - Bank 1
Pickled seaweed - 300 grams
One onions
Carrots - 1 piece
For the filling:
Vinegar 3% - 1 tsp
Vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons
Salt, spices - Add to your liking
Cooking method:
Sea kale for this salad can be taken already pickled, spiced or life - choose to your liking. Cabbage should be freed from the brine and a little cut with a knife, that it was not too long. To it is necessary to add finely chopped onion, mix it with laminaria and leave, let Marino.
Squid process (defrost, clean) boiled in salt water a few minutes, cut into long strips. Adds a sweet canned corn. Carrots better to rub on a large or medium grater and send it to the salad and mix. Salad will be much more piquant if, instead of a simple vegetable oil to cook a simple dressing. So, in a separate bowl, mix oil, a teaspoon of weak vinegar, salt and spices. Liberally drizzle of salad dressing and arrange on plates.
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Avocado salad with calamari and peppers
We offer an easy to prepare a salad with vegetables and fruits, as well as the protagonist of this article - squid. Do not forget that the squid - a dietary product: it contains a lot of protein and relatively low in calories - only 100 calories per 100 grams. Seafood is easily digested and, unlike meat, quickly digested. Suitable for those who adhere to a diet, following the figure, or simply does not want at this time to load the body of heavy food.
Ingredients:
For the salad:
Kalmar - 4 pieces
Canned corn - Bank 1
Avocado - 1 piece
Bell pepper (red, yellow) - 2 pieces
Pistachios - 100g
Lettuce - 1 bunch
Lemon - 1 pc
For the sauce:
Olive oil - 4 tablespoons
Ginger (fresh) - 2 pieces
Mustard with seeds - 1 tsp
Honey - 1 teaspoon
Salt and pepper - add to your liking
Cooking method:
For this salad, we offer to take canned squid or natural oil with aromatic herbs and spices - in a word, this what you like best. Drain excess oil and to shift in a salad bowl. If necessary, the strip cut in several places. Avocado wash, peel and divide in half. Remove the seeds and cut the flesh into small slices of fruit. Drizzle with the juice of half a lemon. With corn, drain excess liquid and send it to the other components of lettuce. Pepper Clean the seeds, cut into equal strips. Nuts free from the shell, and then air dry in an oven or in a pan a few minutes, waiting until they are slightly browned.
It's time to prepare the salad dressing. Ginger should be cleaned and finely rubbed. In a separate bowl carefully deep whisk whisk together olive oil, mustard and honey, add to it salt and pepper. At the end put the grated ginger and stir. Now it's design. It should be nice to collect food: a large plate lay lettuce, top with squid, avocado and pepper. Add a little corn. Top pritrusite pistachio abundantly, generously pour dressing. Leave the salad to soak for 10-15 minutes, and then you can safely apply it on the table!
Squid salad with mushrooms
Another successful component for squid - mushrooms: this salad can be taken of different varieties (best suited mushrooms, honey, mushrooms, butter mushrooms). Mushrooms can be purchased as a pickle in banks and raw and cook them yourself. In this salad, we offer the most popular add - pickled mushrooms.
Ingredients:
For the salad:
Chinese cabbage - 1 piece
Canned corn - Bank 1
Mushrooms champignons - Bank 1
Squid - 2 pieces
Tomatoes - 4 pieces
Green onion - ½ bundle
For the sauce:
Soy sauce - 2 teaspoons
Vegetable oil - 4 tablespoons
Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Salt and pepper - add to your liking
Cooking method:
Squid quickly in boiling water boil, then cut into small stripes. Put in a salad bowl. Fold the corn in a colander and then send it to the squid. Mushrooms strain and cut into large chunks. Add to the salad sliced tomatoes and finely shredded Chinese cabbage. Mix well all the ingredients. You can start making a spicy sauce. To do this, combine the oil, lemon juice, soy sauce, add salt and pepper them, based on your taste. Fill salad dressing, garnish with green onions. Then hold in the refrigerator, serve it and enjoy the richness of taste!
Knowing how to properly prepare the squid, which products are added to salads, you can easily and confidently create new dishes, to dream and to please family members fresh taste masterpiece! Bon Appetit!
