Squid with spinach

Name: Squid with spinach
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 150 ml/¼ pint/⅔ cup hot water; salt and ground black pepper; salt and ground black pepper; 800 g/1¾ lb fresh spinach; juice of ½ lemon; 45 ml/3 tbsp chopped fresh dill; crusty bread and a side salad, to serve (optional); crusty bread and a side salad, to serve (optional); 1 kg/2¼ lb fresh squid, cleaned; 120 ml/4 fl oz/½ cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 large onion, sliced; 3 spring onions/scallions, trimmed and chopped; 3 spring onions/scallions, trimmed and chopped; 175 ml/6 fl oz/¾ cup white wine

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food & Cooking of Greece

By Rena Salaman

Published 2023

About

This unusual dish, kalamarakia me horta, is occasionally made for special feasts on the island of Crete. Squid is a wonderful ingredient, especially when it is bought and used fresh. This dish makes a superb meal with crusty bread and crisp, fresh salad.

Ingredients

1 kg/2¼ lb fresh squid, cleaned
120 ml/4

Europe
Greece
Fish course
Pescatarian
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Winter

Method

Rinse the squid inside and out, then drain. Slice the body in half vertically, then slice into 1.25 cm/½ in strips. Cut each tentacle into smaller pieces.

Heat the oil in a wide, heavy pan and saut