So in lieu of my dieting phase, I am sharing my squid thai salad a la Marina. I am using the concept of yum.. It must have all these elements.. Salty (from the fish sauce), sour (from lime. Could also come from any types of natural vinegars and lemon), sweet ( this comes from the squid itself. If fresh, seafood has its sweetness), and heat ( from the chillies of course. And it has to be bird's eye chillies) the rest of the ingredients are all up to you. And in this recipe I am sharing, it basically has the things that I love.. With different textures... And colors! After all, you do eat with your eyes ;)
Ingredients:
Cleaned and boiled squid rings (I used 3 small squids to make this dish)
Sesame oil (i love this in the recipe as it has that nutty aroma. Delish!)
1 tsp fish sauce
Juice from 1 lime ( i used a big one)
1 Bird's eye chili, sliced thinly (remove seeds)
1 shallot, diced,
3 baby tomatoes (quartered)
1 or 2 Long beans (i added this for crunch. If you'd like you could also add in nuts in place of the long beans.. Or other crunchy veggies.. Celery/carrots/unripe mangoes are good substitutes.
A pinch of sugar,
Salt and pepper to taste
Coriander leaves
Methods:
1. First I prepared the dressing. Mix together the oil, fish sauce, lime juice, shallots, chillies, sugar, salt and pepper. Taste it. It should have all the element together and in harmony.
2. Mixed the squid, the veggies and the coriander leaves. Add the dressing and toss it with your hands.
3. And you are done! Serve it with rice or eat it on its own. Simple eh?
Have fun with it. Add sliced lemongrass, crushed peanuts. Some people used dried shrimps. But I am allergic to it. As long as you have met the taste criteria. It is done!
