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Seared Cornish squid with chorizo
- Prep time:
- 20 mins
- Cook time:
- 15 mins
- Serves:
- 4
Paul Merrett cooks a tapas-style dish of seared Cornish squid with spicy sausage
Ingredients
For the chickpea purée
- 1 x 400g can Chickpeas
- 1 pinch Cumin seeds
- 1 clove Garlic
- 1 pinch dried red chilli flakes
- 1 pinch Fennel seeds
- a little lemon zest
- Olive oil
For the coriander yogurt
- 1 tbsp Coriander, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp Greek yogurt
For the squid and chorizo
- 100g fresh Chorizo
- 1 dash of Olive oil
- 120g fresh Squid
- a few cooked Chickpeas
- 1 tbsp chopped Parsley
- 12 oven dried cherry Tomatoes
To serve
- rocket or pea cress
Method
1. For the chickpea purée: put the chickpeas in blender with other ingredients (keep a few whole to add to the squid and chorizo).2. Blend with little olive oil until you reach a smooth consistency.
3. For the coriander yogurt: Finely chop some coriander and mix with the Greek yogurt.
4. For the squid and chorizo: cut the chorizo into three diagonal slices and pan fry in a little olive oil until cooked through.
5. Remove from pan and set aside chorizo with any oil that has come out.
6. Cut squid into 5cm squares, score and pan fry in the pan used for the sausage until just cooked.
7. Add in a few loose chickpeas, chopped parsley and tomatoes, stir through for a couple of minutes to warm. Serve immediately with the chickpea purée and coriander yogurt.
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