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Grilled prawn, calamari and roasted chickpea salad with romesco dressing

  • Time to make: 35 mins, plus 1 hr marinating
  • Serving: 8 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice, plus lemon wedges, to serve
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 600g cleaned baby calamari
  • 2 x 400g cans no-added-salt chickpeas, rinsed, drained
  • spray oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 600g peeled prawns, deveined, tails on
  • 4 cups baby rocket
  • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups fresh herbs (such as mint, coriander and parsley), roughly chopped
  • Romesco dressing
  • 150g oil-free roasted red capsicum, chopped
  • 1 tomato, seeded, chopped
  • ¼ cup (40g) blanched almonds, lightly toasted
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • pinch chilli flakes (optional)
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Combine lemon juice, garlic and olive oil in a large glass or ceramic dish. Score inside of calamari with a sharp knife and cut in half or 4cm pieces. Add prawns and calamari to lemon marinade and stir to coat. Cover and set aside in fridge to marinate for at least 1 hour.

    2 Heat oven to 180°C. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Drain chickpeas on a large plate lined with paper towels for 10 minutes. Spread dried chickpeas on prepared tray, spray with olive oil and sprinkle with cumin. Roast for 15 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and set aside.

    3 Meanwhile, make romesco dressing. Place all the ingredients in a blender and blitz until smooth.

    4 Heat a large grill pan or barbecue hotplate to high. Drain seafood of excess marinade. Grill prawns and calamari for 1-2 minutes each side, or until seafood is lightly charred and just cooked through.

    5 Combine rocket, onion, herbs, roast chickpeas and seafood in a large salad bowl and gently toss to combine. Pile salad onto a serving platter, drizzle with romesco dressing and serve with lemon wedges.

    Variations

    • Make it gluten free: Check spices are gluten free.
    • You can replace the calamari with cleaned squid hoods. Score and cut into pieces the same way.

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