Italian Stuffed Squid Hoods

"Simple and just so tasty based on a recipe from a Good Taste Magazine"
 
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Ready In:
15mins
Ingredients:
11
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Combine the breadcrumbs, feta, olives, chilli and oregano in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
  • Spoon the mixture into the squid hoods and close the ends with toothpicks to secure.
  • Lightly spray with oil.
  • Preheat a grill pan or frypan preferably non stick and cook the squid heads for about 2 mins each side till cooked but be careful not to overcook or they will be tough.
  • Divide the lettuce leaves among 4 serving plates.
  • Cut the squid into thick slices and arrange on the lettuce and serve with lemon wedges and toast.

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  1. This is one of my favourites now. The only change I have made is adding a little bit of white wine to the stuffing. Thanks for the great recipe!
     
  2. Perhaps with the feta and kalamata olives, it should be called GREEK Stuffed Squid Hoods ? Whatever you call it,this is a very unusual but delicious dish. I had stuffing enough for 8 squid (which will of course depend on the size of your squid) and I packed it so tightly that about a third of it expanded and pushed out during cooking-- so you actually could stuff quite a few more. The stuffing itself would be good for stuffed mushrooms as well, I think. Or you could simmer the squid in a tomato sauce and serve them whole . . . thinking of lots of possibilities, all of them tasty. Thanks for posting !
     
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