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Sesame and lime grilled squid salad

This vibrant seafood salad brings together tender squid, crisp cabbage, cucumber, radishes and carrot with fresh mint and coriander, all tossed in a zesty sesame-lime dressing.

  • Hands-on time: 15 mins
  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 2 people

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 250g cleaned squid tubes, cut into 5mm-thick rings
  • juice ½ lemon
  • ½ savoy or spring cabbage, finely sliced
  • ½ cucumber, peeled and cut into thin strips
  • 1 red onion, finely sliced
  • 1 long red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced
  • 100g radishes, finely sliced
  • 1 carrot, cut into thin strips
  • 3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh mint
  • 3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh coriander leaves
  • 1 tablespoon gluten-free fish sauce
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoons brown sugar
  • juice of 1 lime
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.

    Instructions

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    1 Drizzle the olive oil over the squid rings and sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper.

    2 Heat a griddle pan over a medium heat and cook the squid for 4 min or until the rings turn white. Take the squid off the heat and squeeze over the lemon juice.

    3 Put the cabbage, cucumber, onion, chilli, radishes, carrot, mint and coriander in a large bowl.

    4 Combine the fish sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar and lime juice together in a small bowl, then pour over the salad. Add the squid to the salad and toss gently. Divide the salad between 2 plates and serve, or alternatively, serve as a side salad.

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