Grilled squid with garlic butter, cherry tomatoes and salad

4 servings

20 minutes

Recipe from Evgeny Dokunin, chef of the brasserie "Jean-Jacques".

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 519.1
• Proteins: 25.1g
• Fats: 43.4g
• Carbohydrates: 7.2g

Ingredients

• Squid: 200 g
• Garlic: 1 clove
• Extra virgin olive oil: 50 ml
• Lemon: 60 g
• Sunflower oil: 120 ml
• Arugula: 5 g
• Frisee salad: 5 g
• Cherry tomatoes: 20 g
• Soy sauce: 5 ml
• Honey: 20 g
• White wine vinegar: 5 ml
• Balsamic vinegar: 5 ml
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Chop the garlic finely and mix it with olive oil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Garlic: 1 clove
   • Extra virgin olive oil: 50 ml

2. Prepare the dressing. In a small bowl, combine 100 ml of vegetable oil, honey, soy sauce, wine vinegar, and balsamic vinegar, and whisk together.

   Required ingredients:

   • Sunflower oil: 120 ml
   • Honey: 20 g
   • Soy sauce: 5 ml
   • White wine vinegar: 5 ml
   • Balsamic vinegar: 5 ml

3. Clean the squid from membranes, rinse, salt, brush with vegetable oil and grill for 2 minutes on each side. Once it turns white, transfer to a plate, pepper and drizzle with olive oil with garlic (1 tbsp) on both sides; do not grill too long as it may become tough and rubbery.

   Required ingredients:

   • Squid: 200 g
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Sunflower oil: 120 ml
   • Extra virgin olive oil: 50 ml
   • Garlic: 1 clove
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste

4. Cut cherry tomatoes into quarters, mix with salad mix, season with salt and pepper, and toss with a small amount of dressing.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cherry tomatoes: 20 g
   • Arugula: 5 g
   • Frisee salad: 5 g
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste
   • Soy sauce: 5 ml

5. Serve the squid with salad and a slice of lemon.

   Required ingredients:

   • Lemon: 60 g