Calamari with Rocket & Lemon

Name: Calamari with Rocket & Lemon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 350g, cleaned and scored Calamari; 3 handfuls (80g) Arugula; 1 lemon (30g) Lemon; 2 potatoes, roasted in chunks (300g) Potato; 1 1/2 tbsp (20g) Olive Oil

Recipes · Dinner · Recipe, Typed Supps

Squid is either cooked in two minutes or in forty. There is nothing in between.

Allergens and patterns

Contains molluscs. Fits: Pescatarian, Gluten-free.

Ingredients

350g, cleaned and scored Calamari — Very high protein, very low fat. Sear it for ninety seconds — at three minutes it turns to elastic.
3 handfuls (80g) Arugula — Peppery leaves under hot squid, which wilts them slightly.
1 lemon (30g) Lemon — Squeezed over the moment it leaves the pan.
2 potatoes, roasted in chunks (300g) Potato — Something starchy to make it dinner rather than a starter.
1 1/2 tbsp (20g) Olive Oil — A very hot pan and a little oil. Anything more and the squid poaches.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 438 kcal
Protein: 43.8g
Carbohydrate: 31.3g
of which sugars: 1.2g
Fat: 13.1g
of which saturated: 2.3g
Fibre: 7.5g
Sodium: 651.5mg

Method

Roast the potato chunks at 200C for 35 minutes.
Score the squid in a criss-cross and pat it completely dry.
Sear in a smoking-hot pan for 60-90 seconds, until it curls and colours.
Pile onto the rocket, squeeze the lemon over, and season heavily.