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To clean squid, hold firmly and gently remove the head from the body, being careful not to pierce the ink sack. The innards should come away with the head.

Cut the tentacles away from the head below the eyes and discard the eyes.

Pull out the clear, plastic-looking cartilage from the top of the body and pull off the outer skin. Rinse well and drain.

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Recipe by:	Phillippa Cheifitz
Serves:	4
Dietary considerations:	Fat conscious / Pescatarian / Dairy free
Category:	Easy / Great value / Quick
Prep time:	15 minutes
Cooking time:	10 minutes
Ingredients: 400 g baby calamari tubes, cleaned olive oil, for moistening 200 g baby spinach leaves 1 x 400 g can chickpeas,drained and rinsed 300 g fusilli or penne, cooked according to directions For the dressing, combine 1 fresh green chilli, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, crushed a large handful of parsley, chopped a handful of chives, chopped 3 T olive oil sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Cooking instructions: Dry the calamari tubes thoroughly then moisten with a little oil and fry in a very hot griddle pan until just starting to catch – overcooking will toughen the calamari. Transfer the calamari to a bowl and toss in the dressing. Stir the spinach and chickpeas into the hot pasta and drain, but hold back some of the pasta water. Spoon the dressed calamari over servings of pasta. If necessary loosen with a little more olive oil or the reserved pasta water. Leftovers? For a pasta salad, add lots of rocket and toss with more olive oil or more of the garlicky dressing. Or add to hot fish stock and top with mayonnaise for a quick soup. Per serving: 2484.1 kJ, 26.6 g protein, 19.6 g fat, 75 g carbs TASTE’s take: This is a great method of cooking the calamari – just see that the griddle pan is nice and hot.
Wine: Strandveld Sauvignon Blanc 2008

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