Spicy Grilled Squid
Serves 4
Ingredients:
8 baby squid, cleaned, heads, backbone, and innards removed, and rinsed
olive oil for brushing
a few sprigs fresh flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped, to garnish
1 lemon, cut into wedges, to serve
For marinade:
2 tsp cumin seeds, roasted
1 tsp coriander seeds, roasted
1 tsp black peppercorns
2-3 garlic cloves, crushed
zest of 1 lemon
1 tbsp dried sage leaves, crumbled
2-3 tbsp olive oil
sea salt
In a mortar and pestle, pound the roasted cumin seeds and coriander seeds with the peppercorns. Beat in the crushed garlic, salt, lemon zest and sage leaves. Bind with the olive oil. Rinse the squid under cold running water and pat dry with paper towels. Sever the tentacles just above the eyes, so that the top of the head and the tentacles are joined together. Using a sharp knife, score the sacs in a criss-cross pattern and rub them and the tentacles with the spicy marinade. Leave to marinate for 30 minutes.
Heat a griddle pan and brush with a little oil. Place the sacs and tentacles on the griddle and cook for a minute on each side. Sprinkle the parsley over the squid and serve immediately with the lemon wedges to squeeze over them.