Insalata di Calamaretti e Patate

I sampled this dish at the Ristorante Palma in Alassio, a very chic restaurant in an unlikely setting. Alassio has a nice sandy beach and is geared more to mass tourism than to the audience that Ristorante Palma would seem to cook for. I particularly liked this dish because it exalted the flavors of the ingredients: tender, fresh baby calamari, fruity olive oil, the heavenly scent of Ligurian basil, and the sweet-saltiness of naturally ripe tomatoes. All of these flavors are tamed slightly