Vietnamese Grilled Squid Salad

Serves: 2

Cierra Adams

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

46

Sweetness

44

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Chili Powder

1 tsp

Cayenne

1 cup

Lime Juice

2 tsps

Honey

Directions:

1

Prepare the grill or heat a grill pan on the stovetop

2

In a small bowl combine the chili powder, cayenne, ginger, coriander, salt and pepper

3

Rub the squid bodies and tentacles with the spice mixture

4

Place the squid bodies on the grill and weigh them down with a clean brick wrapped in foil or a large heavy skillet

5

Grill for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side

6

Remove the object weighing down the squid and cook for an additional 30 seconds, turning occasionally

7

Transfer the grilled squid bodies to a platter

8

Place the tentacles on the grill and cook for about 2 minutes, or until they are brown and crispy, rolling them around your tongs as they cook so that they brown evenly

9

Remove from the grill

10

Slice the grilled squid bodies into 1/2-inch rings and if necessary cut the tentacles into bite-size pieces

11

In a bowl whisk together the lime juice, honey, nuoc nam, garlic and chili pepper

12

Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper

13

Add the sliced grilled squid and toss to coat

14

Add the sprouts, bell pepper and toss to combine

15

Sprinkle the chopped mint and peanuts over the mixture and toss to combine

16

Arrange the lettuce on a platter and top with the squid mixture