Hi ya ! So Anjana ( Eora Wellbeing ) and I have decided to join forces and share with all our readers , recipes from our kitchens. We both live by healthy , nutritional and yummy food! So when we get together we like to experiment and create! As part of our Foodie Friday we hope to bring new and easy culinary experiences to your stove top!
To launch our combined blogs ! This week's recipe is :
The Ugg boot -Warm Calamari Salad -On those nights when you feel like something warm but light on the tummy !
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| Best eaten with Ugg boots on and with a good Movie or series! |
Since Anj had bought Calamari and fresh
Olives earlier on that morning . We decided Calamari it was for dinner.
Inspired by the two ingredients we came up with our own Mediterranean infused
Grilled Calamari salad . Funnily I have always been reluctant to make calamari in the fear of them becoming rubbering rings ! But with Anj by my side we were undaunted by this task , gathered our ingredients and set to the chopping board.
What you will need
Ingredients
300gs of Calamari –rinsed
1Tablespoon Olive oil
1 table spoon rice brain oil
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon pepper
½ a lemon juice
1/2 punnet Cherry tomatoes
50 g pitted Kalamata olives
1 Avocado
Rocket & Baby Spinach
1 navel orange
Dressing : Olive oil , Balsamic and lemon
In a mixing bowl place the calamari rings ,
olive oil , salt & pepper and the lemon juice . Mix well with your finger
tips.
You can also try marinating it with basil
leaves , garlic , soy sauce and lemon juice if its stocked in your pantry
Admittedly the first time we tried this recipe we sauteed the calamari rings in the pan first and then grilled it in the oven for about 8 minutes. Although it turned out yum , my fear about cooking calamari had kicked in and I suddenly didn't trust myself to make it well ..so I played it safe and decide to sauté and grill it!
Being in the kitchen has really taught me to trust myself , my choices of ingredients , my decision making , thinking outside the box and experimenting! My confidence has especially boosted when the finished product is yum and all gone by the end of the meal! Also having a co-chef really helps with encouragement, discernment and is just more fun.
Its fair to say that both Anj and I take a lot of our cooking experiences in to our daily lives by trusting our decisions and choices more, by experimenting and trying something new. We also learnt that with practice you will be able to refine the recipe.
I decided to give this recipe another go and on the second time around the above method suggested worked best resulting in al dente calamari !
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| Serve with warm rosemary toast |
To Finish ....
In serving bowl place the rocket and
spinach at bottom , place the cooked calamari rings on top. Dress with olives ,
sliced cherry tomatoes , avocado and peeled and sliced orange & Salad dressing.
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| Bon Appetite |
We hope you enjoy this yummy salad and dont be afraid to play around with the recipe to suit your palette !
Happy cooking !
lots of love
Shants & Anj
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