How to Cook Calamari

Healthy food: The squid has nothing to brag about when it comes to looks. Indeed, it has been the antagonist in many a monster movie. As ugly as it may be to gaze upon, this sea creature brings a delightful touch of the ocean to your healthy meals at an affordable price.

Ingredients:

1 pound of fresh calamari

2 cloves of garlic

3 tablespoons of oil

1/2 pound of red skin potatoes

1/4 pound of green beans

2 heads of Furze

2 large handfuls of basil leaves

1/4 cup of walnuts toasted

1 lemon

Directions:

1. Dice the potatoes up into small pieces and boil them in salt water. Snip the green beans into inch long segments and then drop them into boiling salted water for 30-45 seconds. Use the inner heads of the furze and clean the basil.

2. Toast the walnuts in an oven set to 300-350 degrees. Put the walnuts in a collander over the sink to get rid of the skin. Put the garlic in a blender with a little vegetable oil. Add the basil and a little salt and cover it up on low speed to puree. Put in the walnuts and largely pulse it. Set the basil walnut pesto to the side.

3. Chop off the tentacles of the calamari and pull out the head and stomach as well as the quill, the ink and the beak. 

4. Saute the calamari in a pan with a little cooking oil. Season with salt. Cook it for a minute and a half.

5. In a separate bowl, prepare the salad. Add the vegetables and the basil walnut pesto to the furze lettuce. Mix the salad together and then plate it. Place the calamari on top of the pesto salad and squeeze a few drops of lemon over top.