Thai squid salad

Name: Thai squid salad
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: juice of 2 limes; 450 g/1 lb squid, cleaned; 2 teaspoons chilli paste; 3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 1 tablespoon Demerara or palm sugar; 1 tablespoon Demerara or palm sugar; 3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce (nam pla); 3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce (nam pla); 175 g/6 oz unsalted roasted peanuts, roughly chopped; 1 red onion, peeled and cut into fine rings; salad leaves, to garnish

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Keith Floyd's Thai Food

By Keith Floyd

Published 2006

About

Ingredients

450 g/1 lb squid, cleaned
juice of 2 limes

Asia
Thailand
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Cut open each squid tube lengthways to form a flat sheet and score the inside of the squid in a criss-cross pattern, then cut into bite-sized pieces.
Bring some water to the boil, add a little of the lime juice and blanch the squid for a minute or so, then remove, drain and set aside.
Put the garlic, chilli paste, remaining lime juice, the sugar and fish