Squid and smoky chorizo salad

Name: Squid and smoky chorizo salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 75 g cooking chorizo, sliced into rounds; 150 g prepared squid tubes, sliced into 1cm wide rings; 4 tbsp. sherry vinegar; 1 tbsp. caster sugar; 1 shallot, finely chopped; 50 g mild Peppadew peppers from a jar; 50 g watercress, to serve

We can't get enough of the delicious combination of smoky chorizo, meaty squid, and a tangy sherry vinegar dressing.

By The Good Housekeeping Web teamUpdated: 17 July 2023

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This speedy, Spanish-inspired seafood recipe makes the perfect dinner party starter or light summer lunch.

The chorizo oil adds a delicious, smoky flavour to the sherry vinegar and shallot dressing, which pairs wonderfully with the lightly grilled squid.

Check out our handy guide on how to prepare squid at home if you're not too confident, otherwise ask your fishmonger to prepare it for you.

If you're after more seafood recipes, take a look at our gallery which features some of our favourites like our smoked salmon fishcakes or our bisque fish pie.

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Yields:

Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

20 mins

Cal/Serv:

227

Ingredients

75 g cooking chorizo, sliced into rounds
150 g prepared squid tubes, sliced into 1cm wide rings
4 Tbsp. sherry vinegar
1 Tbsp. caster sugar
1 shallot, finely chopped
50 g mild Peppadew peppers from a jar
50 g watercress, to serve

Directions

1. Step 1
  Heat a small frying pan over high heat and fry the chorizo for about 2min until beginning to crisp and release its oil. Lift chorizo into a bowl, leaving the chorizo oil in the pan. Add squid to the pan and cook over high heat for 1-2min until just cooked. Add to the chorizo bowl.
2. Step 2
  To the empty pan, add the sherry vinegar, sugar and shallot and bubble for a few min until thickened. Meanwhile, halve the Peppadew peppers.
3. Step 3
  Arrange chorizo, squid, peppers and watercress on a platter. Drizzle over the sherry vinegar dressing and plenty of seasoning. Serve.