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Seared Baby Squid with Parsley and Garlic

By Brett Moore, About.com

This classic French dish is so beautifully simple: fresh squid, parsley, and garlic. Fleur de sel is called for in this special dish but any nice sea salt will do.

Reprinted with permission from Vegetable Harvest by Patricia Wells (HarperCollins 2007).

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 2 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 8 ounces small squid
  • 4 plump, moist cloves garlic, peeled, halved, green germ removed, minced
  • 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely minced
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • Fleur de sel

Preparation:

Gut, clean, and rinse the squid, reserving the tentacles and leaving the bodies whole. (Or have your fishmonger do this for you.)

In a medium bowl, combine the garlic and parsley and toss to blend. Set aside.

In a large skillet over high heat, heat the oil until hot but not smoking. Add the squid and tentacles and sear, tossing for even cooking, for 1 minute. With a slotted spoon, transfer the squid and tentacles to the bowl of garlic and parsley and toss to evenly coat the squid. Season with fleur de sel and serve.

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