Squid with Grilled Vegetables and Warm Chorizo Dressing
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A vibrant, smoky, and warm salad featuring tender roasted squid served over a bed of charred baby leeks, fennel, and wilted radicchio, all dressed in a rich, warm chorizo and balsamic vinaigrette.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Parboil and char-grill the baby leeks, fennel, and radicchio to build smoky flavors. → Fry chopped chorizo with rosemary, grated garlic, balsamic vinegar, and lemon juice to make a warm dressing. → Score the squid tubes using a double-knife technique and toss with oil, seasonings, and fennel tops. → Quickly roast the seasoned squid in a super hot pan and oven until curled and tender. → Toss the grilled vegetables with the warm chorizo dressing, plate up, and top with the roasted squid.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Parboil and char-grill the baby leeks, fennel, and radicchio to build smoky flavors. → Fry chopped chorizo with rosemary, grated garlic, balsamic vinegar, and lemon juice to make a warm dressing. → Score the squid tubes using a double-knife technique and toss with oil, seasonings, and fennel tops. → Quickly roast the seasoned squid in a super hot pan and oven until curled and tender. → Toss the grilled vegetables with the warm chorizo dressing, plate up, and top with the roasted squid.
Introduction
A vibrant, smoky, and warm salad featuring tender roasted squid served over a bed of charred baby leeks, fennel, and wilted radicchio, all dressed in a rich, warm chorizo and balsamic vinaigrette.
Step 1
Parboil the baby leeks in salted water for 5 minutes, then drain them well.
Step 2
Drizzle the drained baby leeks with a little olive oil, season with salt, and place them across a hot char-grill.
Step 3
Slice the fennel bulb thinly through the stalk and place the slices dry (without oil) onto the char-grill next to the leeks.
Step 4
Lay the radicchio leaves dry onto the grill to wilt them slightly and let them absorb the smoky grill flavor.
Step 5
Slice and finely chop the chorizo. Place a frying pan onto the grill, add olive oil, and fry the chopped chorizo until it renders its spicy red oil.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
Parboiling baby leeks for 5 minutes prevents them from drying out and turning paper-like on the grill.
Grilling the fennel and radicchio dry (without oil) lets them absorb the smoky aromas much better without burning.
The double-knife scoring method is a fast and safe way to get beautiful accordion-style squid without slicing all the way through.
Squid must be cooked incredibly fast on intense heat to stay tender; overcooking will make it rubbery.
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