Mediterranean Squid Salad with Cucumber, Cheese, and Bell Pepper

Bright, colorful, juicy, creates a festive mood! Salad with squid, cucumber, cheese and bell pepper with sweet and sour dressing in Mediterranean style will decorate your table! It is suitable for everyday life and holidays. In addition to squid, you can use a mixture of seafood.
cook time: 50 min
Logan Winslow
Mediterranean Squid Salad with Cucumber, Cheese, and Bell Pepper

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

109
Calories
8g
Fat
5g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (3 portions)

Basic:

Squid 400 g
Tomatoes 200 g
Soft cheese 120 g
Lettuce leaves 200 g
Olives 80 g
bell pepper 1 pc
cucumbers 1 pc
Onion 1 pc
Vinegar 2 tbsp
Sugar 1 tsp

Refueling:

Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Honey 1 tbsp
Mustard 1 tsp
Ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste
Olive oil 50 ml

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make a colorful Mediterranean-style salad with squid, cucumber, cheese and bell pepper? Very simple! To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. First, prepare the dressing. You can use any mustard — Dijon, Russian or grainy. Oil — any vegetable oil. I have olive.

Step 2

Step 2
In a bowl, combine liquid honey, olive oil, lemon juice, mustard and spices. Beat everything thoroughly with a fork until smooth. If your honey is too sugary, melt it.

Step 3

Step 3
Now prepare the rest of the ingredients. You can take squid in the form of whole carcasses with a tail or just tubes for stuffing. Squid already cut into rings will also work. You can replace or add vegetables to your taste.

Step 4

Step 4
Peel the red onion and cut into thin rings or half rings. Marinate the onion in a mixture of vinegar and sugar for 20 minutes. Then drain the marinade. You can use any vinegar — I used red wine vinegar, but apple, white wine or regular table vinegar 9% will do. In general, whatever you have in your kitchen.

Step 5

Step 5
Clean the squid from the skin, chord and entrails. Rinse well. Boil the squid in salted boiling water for 1-2 minutes. Donʼt cook any longer!!! Otherwise, the squid will become tough as rubber and completely tasteless.

Step 6

Step 6
Cool the finished squids, cut into strips or thin rings.

Step 7

Step 7
Cut the tomatoes into slices. If you have cherry tomatoes, use halves. Tomatoes need to be juicy but firm. Soft fruits do not hold their shape well; during cutting and cooking, they will spread into a shapeless mass and spoil the appearance of the dish.

Step 8

Step 8
Cut the cucumber into semicircles or, if it is small in diameter, into circles.

Step 9

Step 9
Peel the bell pepper from seeds and stems and cut into strips.

Step 10

Step 10
Remove the olives from the brine and dry.

Step 11

Step 11
Dry the lettuce leaves and tear them into smaller pieces with your hands. I have two types of salad — regular green and brown-red. You can replace it with a ready-made mixture of lettuce leaves.

Step 12

Step 12
In a bowl, combine squid, tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumber, red onion and olives. Pour half of the dressing over the salad and toss gently.

Step 13

Step 13
Place the salad on a plate on lettuce leaves. Spoon the cream cheese on top. Top with remaining dressing. Bon appetit!

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