Calamari, Chile, and Watermelon Salad

Name: Calamari, Chile, and Watermelon Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams calamari (bodies and tentacles), rinsed and dried; 1 teaspoons coarse salt; 454 grams cockles or small clams, scrubbed; 118 milliliters fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped, plus more for garnish; 1 (1 inch) fresh ginger, peeled and grated; 118 milliliters fresh mint, torn, plus more for garnish; 1 garlic clove, minced; 5 teaspoons packed light-brown sugar; 5 teaspoons fresh lime juice; 79 milliliters Quick Pickled Red Onion; 6 servings freshly ground pepper, to taste; 1 fresh hot red chile, such as thai chile, thinly sliced; 59 milliliters rice-wine vinegar; 3 scallions, white and pale-green parts only, thinly sliced on the diagonal; 1 kilograms seedless watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes (3 cups)

Calamari, Chile, and Watermelon Salad might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 15g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 163 calories. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Summer. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian diet. Head to the store and pick up chile, mint, rice-wine vinegar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Ingredients

Servings:

454grams

calamari (bodies and tentacles), rinsed and dried 1teaspoons

coarse salt 454grams

cockles or small clams, scrubbed 118milliliters

fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped, plus more for garnish 1

(1 inch) fresh ginger, peeled and grated 118milliliters

fresh mint, torn, plus more for garnish 1

garlic clove, minced 5teaspoons

packed light-brown sugar 5teaspoons

fresh lime juice 79milliliters

Quick Pickled Red Onion 6servings

freshly ground pepper, to taste 1

fresh hot red chile, such as thai chile, thinly sliced 59milliliters

rice-wine vinegar 3

scallions, white and pale-green parts only, thinly sliced on the diagonal 1kilograms

seedless watermelon, cut into 1-inch cubes (3 cups)

Recommended wine: Cava, Grenache, Shiraz

Cava, Grenache, and Shiraz are great choices for Chili. These juicy reds don't have too much tannin (important for spicy foods), but a sparkling wine like cava can tame the heat even better. One wine you could try is Weinert Cavas de Weinert. It has 4.6 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 27 dollars.