Thai Squid Salad
Ingredients
1 3/4 lb squid
1 lime juice of
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 red chili,chop fine
1 large garlic clove,crush
1 gingerroot,1piece,grate
2 lemon grass stalk,slice thin
6 scallion,slice thin
2 tbsp cilantro,chop coarse
10 mint leaves,chop coarse
7 oz salad greens
1 chili rings
Preparation
Clean squid & rinse throughly. Slit open body pouch & score inside
surface in criss cross pattern. Cut into 2x1/2" pieces. Bring
saucepan of water to boil. Add squid & simmer 1min, til opaque.
Drain. Mix w/lime juice, fish sauce, chili, garlic, gingerroot, lemon
grass & scallion. Cover & marinate 1Hr or longer if refrigerated.
Just before serving, stir in cilantro & mint. Arrange greens on
plate, top w/squid, garnish w/chili rings & serve. Source: Book of
First Courses, pp102
Servings: 6
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