Orange-Ginger Calamari Salad

Name: Orange-Ginger Calamari Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams cleaned squid (calamari; see notes) or bay scallops; 425 grams quarts bite-size pieces rinsed and crisped butter lettuce leaves; 1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger; 237 milliliters matchstick-size pieces (3 in. long) jicama; 3 Tbsps lime juice; 79 milliliters finely shredded fresh mint leaves; 850 grams oranges each); 4 servings Pepper; 3 Tbsps grape seed or salad oil; 1 teaspoons About salt; 2 Tbsps minced shallots; 2 teaspoons sugar

Orange-Ginger Calamari Salad requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 223 calories, 18g of protein, and 1g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian diet. A mixture of sugar, bite-size pieces and crisped butter lettuce leaves, salad oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

In a 5- to 6-quart pan over high heat, bring 2 1/2 to 3 quarts water to a boil. Meanwhile, if necessary, cut squid tubes crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rings; leave tentacles whole. Rinse and drain squid or scallops.

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Squid

Scallops

Water

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Frying Pan

Stir squid or scallops into boiling water; cover tightly and remove from heat.

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Scallops

Squid

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Let stand just until squid feels firm when pressed, about 1 minute (do not overcook or squid may turn rubbery), or scallops are barely opaque but still moist-looking in the center (cut to test), about 2 minutes.

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Scallops

Squid

Drain, rinse in cold water, and drain again thoroughly.

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Water

Pour the seafood into a large bowl.

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Seafood

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Cut and discard peel and white membrane from oranges. One at a time, hold oranges over a bowl and cut between membranes and fruit to release segments into the bowl. Squeeze juice from membranes into the bowl; discard membranes.

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Orange

Fruit

Juice

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Pour orange segments and juice into a wire strainer set over a 1- to 1 1/2-quart pan. Reserve segments. Bring juice to a boil over high heat and boil, stirring occasionally, until reduced to 2 tablespoons, 2 to 6 minutes.

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Orange Slices