How To Make Grilled Calamari with Minted Red Pepper
Soft, chewy, and crispy all at once, this grilled calamari makes for a delectable dish served atop charred, refreshingly minty bell peppers!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1garlic clove
- 2½tbspextra-virgin olive oil
- 3¼tspkosher salt
- 1lbcalamari,(about 10 small)
- 3large red bell peppers
- 2tspsherry vinegar
- 10fresh mint leaves
Instructions
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Grate the garlic over a large bowl. Stir in 1 tablespoon olive oil and 2 to 3 teaspoons salt. Add the calamari; toss to coat.
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Refrigerate for 10 minutes or up to 2 hours.
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Preheat grill to high heat. Lightly coat peppers with olive oil.
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Grill for about 20 minutes, turning occasionally until evenly charred. Transfer to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside for about 10 minutes.
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Carefully remove plastic; let peppers cool slightly. Working quickly, gently scrape off skin. Core and seed the peppers, reserving the juices. Slice into 1-inch-wide strips.
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In a bowl, combine the peppers, their juices, vinegar, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and ¼ teaspoon of salt. Set aside in a warm place.
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Grill the calamari over high heat for about 1 minute per side, until lightly charred. Shake cooking juices out.
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Toss the mint into the pepper mixture, and place on serving dish. Top with calamari, season to taste, then drizzle with ½ tablespoon of olive oil.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 218.78kcal
- Fat: 10.38g
- Saturated Fat: 1.61g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.28g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.57g
- Carbohydrates: 11.19g
- Fiber: 2.62g
- Sugar: 5.17g
- Protein: 18.95g
- Cholesterol: 264.22mg
- Sodium: 577.79mg
- Calcium: 47.56mg
- Potassium: 543.46mg
- Iron: 1.41mg
- Vitamin A: 205.21µg
- Vitamin C: 162.68mg
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