Squid is a very healthy and long-loved seafood with delicate meat, which is increasingly appearing in different forms on housewife tables. Although it is classified as a dietary product, since it contains many times less fat than fish, you should not forget that it contains proteins and vitamins (C, E, B, PP) that are needed by the human body. In this article, we will get acquainted with recipes for lean salads with squid.
How to cook?
It is important to know that frozen seafood is not cooked, it should first be thawed and only then proceed with the cooking process. This should be done in a natural way, it is not recommended to use a microwave or hot water, since meat will lose not only its taste, but also its color. After the sea has thawed the product, it must be cleaned, namely remove the hymen (peel) and get rid of the insides.
Consider several ways how to cook a carcass for a lean salad with squid.
No. 1. A liter of cold water is collected in a container and put on a stove, after it has boiled, spices (peppercorns, bay leaves) are added and salted to taste. Then lower the cleaned carcass the product sea, remove from heat and cover. Ten minutes later, you can pull it out of the water.
No. 2. The carcasses are placed in a container with boiling water and wait for boiling, literally after half a minute they are removed from the heat, do not forget to salt and add spices. After 5 minutes you can pull it out.
Number 3. As in the previous methods, pre-bring the water to a boil and lower the seafood for a couple of minutes.
So that squid meat does not have a rubber taste, it must not be digested, just three minutes.
How to make homemade lean dressing mayonnaise
Often, mayonnaise is used for dressing in recipes of lean salads with calamari, consider how to cook it yourself.
Step-by-step instruction.
- Until complete dissolution, mix one tablespoon of starch (you need corn) with 50 milliliters of water.
- Next, one hundred grams of water is brought to a boil and the corn mixture is poured there, while it is necessary to mix well so that there are no lumps.
- For beating components it is better to use a blender.
- When the starch liquid has cooled, add one teaspoon of mustard (finished) and sugar, 0.5 tsp. salt, and 30 milliliters of lemon juice.
- After the products are mixed, gently pour 150 milliliters of olive oil.
- Ready mayonnaise is transferred to a prepared container and cleaned in a cool place.
Lenten Salad with Squid and Mushrooms
For cooking you will need the following products.
- One hundred grams of inflorescences of cauliflower, broccoli and fresh mushrooms (champignons).
- One bulb.
- A couple of cloves of garlic.
- One can of olives (better to take pitted).
- Three tablespoons of olive oil.
Step by step cooking.
- Vegetables (broccoli and cauliflower) are blanched in boiled water, previously salted. It should be boiled in separate containers so that the tastes do not mix.
- Olive oil is carefully poured into a preheated pan and crushed garlic is added.
- After a couple of minutes, finely chopped onions are added to the garlic oil and fried until light golden hue, after which they are removed from the heat.
- Blanched vegetables, fried onions and sliced olives are mixed in a separate container.
- Mushrooms are washed, cleaned, cut and fried until cooked.
- After the mushrooms have cooled, combine with the rest of the vegetables.
- Salad and pepper are salted, olive oil is used for dressing.
Lenten salad with canned squid
For one can of canned seafood (200 grams) you will need:
- one hundred grams of cabbage (sea) and any color of beans (canned);
- one fresh cucumber.
Beans are pre-washed. Then, alternately (legumes and seafood) are thrown onto a sieve, so that the glass is excess liquid. Squids and cucumber are cut into thin strips. After all the ingredients have been mixed, the tasty and lean squid salad is slightly salted and seasoned with mayonnaise.
Vinaigrette with squid
Even vinaigrette can be prepared with healthy seafood, but here's how to do it, we will analyze in more detail. A pound of seafood is cleaned and boiled, after cooling, cut it into strips. Next, boil vegetables: a couple of potatoes, one beet and one carrot. Vegetables, as well as one pickled cucumber, are chopped in small cubes. All products are mixed and seasoned with oil (you can use olive or lean), and they are also salted to taste and decorated with greens.
Rice salad
For lean salad with squid and rice, canned seafood (one can) is used.
Step by step cooking.
- The main ingredient is taken out of the can and thrown onto a sieve so that all the liquid is well-glassed.
- Five tablespoons of steamed rice are boiled until tender in salted water.
- One fresh cucumber and carrots are rubbed on a coarse grater, so the salad will turn out more juicy.
- Then add four tablespoons of corn (canned).
- All components are mixed and seasoned with mayonnaise.
- Everything, one of the most delicious lean salads with squid is ready to eat.
Cocktail salad
The original salad, but it takes a little patience to make it.
- One fresh cucumber is peeled, cut lengthwise and disposed of. Then cut it into thin strips. The same manipulation is done with pickled cucumbers, you will need a couple of pieces.
- Three carcasses of seafood are pre-boiled and chopped in strips.
- This salad is seasoned with a special sauce.
Cooking the sauce.
Mix two tablespoons of mayonnaise and ketchup. Next, add one teaspoon of grated onion and garlic, and a little red (burning) pepper. In conclusion, 30 milliliters of sesame oil is poured and everything is thoroughly mixed. The salad dressing is ready.
Without mayonnaise
When dieting, lean salad of squid without mayonnaise is especially popular.
Required Products:
- a couple of carcasses a sea of product;
- two chicken eggs;
- one bunch of greens (onions and dill);
- three tablespoons of olive oil and the same amount of balsamic sauce;
- some fresh lemon juice.
First of all, squid and eggs are boiled. Next, the carcasses are not cut into small strips, and the eggs into thin half rings.
Finely chop the greens, combine everything in a prepared container and salt a little to taste.
For salad dressing, squid separately mix soy sauce, olive oil and lemon juice.
Salad with vegetables
Preparing a vitamin salad is not difficult, for a couple of squid carcasses you will need:
- one fresh vegetable (cucumber and tomato);
- three lettuce leaves;
- a couple of tablespoons of olive oil;
- 10 milligrams of fresh juice from lemon.
Boiled seafood is chopped in thin strips, tomatoes in small cubes, and cucumber in half rings.
Lettuce leaves are thoroughly washed and torn by hands into small pieces.
All mix, salt and season the lean salad with calamari with a mixture of olive oil and lemon juice. Before serving, decorate with greens.
With pickles
Pre-boil two potatoes and a couple of carcasses of squid, and then chopped into strips. A small jar of pickled mushrooms is decanted and the pulp is cut into four parts. One small onion is chopped into thin half rings, and two pickled cucumbers in small strips.
All the components of a lean salad with squid mix well and season with mayonnaise. Before serving, let the salad brew in the refrigerator for about thirty minutes. You can decorate with greens if desired.
Pasta - Salad
The following products must be prepared for one boiled carcass of the main ingredient.
- One hundred grams of cheese (smoked).
- A couple of tablespoons of olive oil.
- A little spaghetti.
- One bell pepper.
- Greens and a couple of cloves of garlic.
Cheese and squid are cut into thin strips. Spaghetti is broken into four parts, boiled in salted water until the floor is ready, washed thoroughly and allowed to drain excess water. Shredded ingredients are mixed.
In hot oil, whole pepper is fried from all sides. Next, peel it and peel it from the seeds. Pepper and garlic are passed through a meat grinder. In the resulting slurry add greens and mayonnaise. This dressing is seasoned with salad.
With seaweed
Many have long known about the benefits of seaweed, and when combined with squid and shrimp, the dish becomes rich in protein, iodine and trace elements, which is necessary for the body.
Cooking method.
- Pre-boil one carcass of squid and one hundred grams of shrimp, randomly chop them.
- One hundred grams of crab sticks and one boiled egg are crushed in small cubes.
- Add 100 grams of pickled seaweed to the chopped ingredients and season with olive oil, and for a better taste you will need a few drops of fresh lemon juice.
With lemon and raspberry dressing
First, a couple of seafood carcasses are boiled, and then chopped with a thin straw. Two boiled eggs and half an onion are cut in half rings. All products are mixed and seasoned.
For refueling you will need the juice of half a lemon and a couple of tablespoons of raspberry juice.
With smoked sea food
This salad has a piquant taste that cannot but please gourmets.
- 0.5 cups of rice is boiled in salted water until tender.
- One hundred grams of smoked squid and one fresh cucumber are chopped with straws.
- The cut products are mixed, and a small can of corn (canned) and any canned fish are added to them.
- Salt and season with mayonnaise.
With chinese cabbage
Light and vitamin salad, which many will like. Optionally, parsley can be replaced with cilantro.
- 300 grams of seafood is boiled and cut into strips.
- Grind cabbage (150 grams) and fresh cucumber (two pieces) with the same slices.
- Parsley is chopped and mixed.
- For dressing - olive oil with a little lemon juice.
- Salad and pepper are salted, and then seasoned with the prepared mixture.
With the addition of avocados
Pre-boil two carcasses of seafood and cut into rings.
One hundred grams of mushrooms (champignons) are chopped into arbitrary pieces and fried in vegetable oil until a golden hue is formed.
The flesh of one avocado should be chopped in small cubes, and one leek in small pieces.
Seeds are removed from one tomato and finely chopped.
All components are thoroughly mixed and seasoned with mayonnaise.
With canned pineapple
To make a salad you will need the following products:
- a pair of boiled squid carcasses;
- a small can of pineapples and corn;
- greens and floor bulbs.
From canned foods, drain and drain. Pineapples and seafood are chopped into small cubes. Onions finely chopped and poured with boiling water. All ingredients are mixed, slightly salted and mayonnaise added, sprinkled with chopped herbs before serving.
All recipes provided in this article (with photos) of lean salads with squid saturate the body with protein and minerals, because seafood is one of the most useful foods.