Squid Salad With Lime Dressing

Recipe Ingredients

		Lime Dressing
2 tablespoons	30ml	Rice vinegar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Freshly-squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sesame oil
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sugar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Soy sauce
1 teaspoon	5ml	Finely-chopped garlic
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Dried red pepper flakes
		Salad
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Small squid - cleaned
2 oz	56g	Snow peas - trimmed
1		Carrot - cut in matchsticks
1/2		Cucumber - peeled, seeded,
		And cut into matchsticks
4 oz	113g	Fresh mung bean sprouts
1/4 cup	4g / 0.1oz	Cilantro leaves - coarsely chopped

Recipe Instructions

In bowl, combine dressing ingredients and whisk until smooth.

Cut squid bodies into 1/4-inch rings. Leave tentacles whole. Cut snow peas in half diagonally.

In a pot of boiling water, cook squid and tentacles 1 minute. Drain, rinse with cold running water, drain again. Remove squid to a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons of dressing, toss to coat. Let stand 30 minutes.

In another pot of boiling water, cook snow peas and carrot until tender-crisp, about 1 minute. Drain, rinse with cold water, drain again.

Place squid in salad bowl. Add peas, carrot, cucumber, sprouts and cilantro; mix well. Add remaining dressing, toss and serve.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
San Jose Mercury News, 06-27-2001

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