Salad with rice and calamari (squid)

Visit a Blue Island Fish Market for cleaned calamari

Prepare the ingredients: 

1. Cook the rice 

2. Cook the calamari 

3. Prepare the salad 

4. Serve

Method: 

To prepare the calamari, start by washing and skinning it by pulling the skin. Then, cut it into rings. 

Next, rinse the rice thoroughly until the water becomes transparent and all the starch is removed. Set it aside to drain well. Place a small pot with a lid over medium heat and melt the butter. Once melted, add the rice and stir to coat it evenly with the butter. Add the water, bouillon cube, and a teaspoon of salt, stir, and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover the pot, and let it simmer for 12-15 minutes. Once done, let the rice cool down and fluff it with a fork.

Pour the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes into a pan and heat it up. Sauté the calamari for about 3 minutes until it’s cooked. Then pour in the ouzo and flambe, letting it boil for 10 minutes or until the alcohol evaporates. Remove the pan from the heat and let it cool down.

Mix the rice, calamari, red bell pepper, capers, parsley, red onion, black olives, sun-dried tomatoes, boiled peas, sweet paprika, 1 teaspoon of salt, black pepper, olive oil, zest, and juice from the lime, in a large bowl. Mix well and serve.