Seafood Pasta Salad

Name: Seafood Pasta Salad
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 lb (450 g) pasta bows, shells or wheels; 8 oz (225 g) peeled prawns, fresh or frozen; salt and freshly ground black pepper; ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml spoon) salt; ¼ pint (150 ml) sunflower or olive oil, or a mixture of both; 1 tablespoon (15 ml spoon) chopped capers; 1 oz (25 g) finely chopped fresh herbs — parsley, chives and a little mint; 2 tablespoons (2 X 15 ml spoon) olive oil; 2 lb (900 g) squid, as small as possible; ¼ pint (150 ml) white wine or dry vermouth; 2 teaspoons (2 X 5 ml spoon) finely chopped garlic; 3 tablespoons (3 X 15 ml spoon) water; ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml spoon) Dijon mustard; 2 teaspoons (2 X 5 ml spoon) lemon juice

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pasta Italian Style

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1991

About

Once you see how easy squid are to clean and cook, and find out what a true delicacy they are, you will want to include them on your menu more often. This is an exceptionally good salad and could stand on its own as a main course.

Ingredients

2 lb (900 g) squid, as small as possible
2 tablespoons (2 X 15 <

Europe
Italy
Fish course
Pescatarian
Mediterranean

Method

To prepare a squid, hold the sac in one hand and pull off the head and tentacles with the other. Some of the insides will come away with the head. Cut off the tentacles in front of the eyes and reserve. Remove all the rest of the inside of the sac, including the long, flexible bone, and discard. Pour running water into the sac and squeeze out anything remaining inside. In water, peel off as muc