
Grilled Squid with Garlic Cream
1h 25m
Delicious homemade grilled squid with a smooth garlic cream and a flavorful leek vinaigrette.
Serve it as an appetizer made for sharing or as a main dish!
Want to clean your own squid? Find out how here on CREME.
Chop 3 cups of leek tops
Coat with 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
Transfer leek tops to a hot grill and cook until color darkens with some charred spots
Remove leek tops
Transfer to a blender
Add ⅔ cup of vegetable oil
Blend on high speed for 8m until smooth and silky
Pour the mix on a sieve with a gauze cloth over a bowl. Strain it
Transfer to a bowl
Squeeze the juice out of 1 lemon through a sieve
Add a pinch of salt
Stir and the Leek Vinaigrette is ready
Peel and slice 2 garlic cloves
Add 3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil in a pan over medium heat
Add the sliced garlic and sauté until golden brown
Add 2 cups of heavy cream
Zest 1 lemon
Add a pinch of salt
Stir and simmer for 5m until slightly reduced
Add a pinch of xanthan gum and mix to incorporate
Transfer mixture to a blender and pulse on low. Take caution and use a towel to cover the top of the blender
The result should be a smooth, velvety cream. The Garlic cream is ready
Coat 3 medium squids with ¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil
Season squids with salt to taste
Grill squids until golden brown on one side
Flip squids and grill until golden brown. The squids are grilled
Add 2 tbsp of canola oil to a pan
Saute 3 squid tentacles until golden
Add 5 leaves of sage
Add ¼ cup of green peas and stir
Add the garlic cream, stir and plate it
Plate the grilled squid
Drizzle leek vinaigrette to taste
It's ready, enjoy with a slice of toasted bread or rice pilaf!
Yield 2 people
Sage
5 leavesGreen Pea
¼ cupCanola Oil
2 tbsp
Leek Vinaigrette
Leek
3 cupsExtra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tbspVegetable Oil
⅔ cupLemon
1Charcoal
as neededSalt
to taste
Garlic Cream
Garlic
2 clovesHeavy Cream
2 cupsXanthan Gum
a pinchExtra Virgin Olive Oil
3 tbspLemon
1Salt
to taste
Grilled Squid
Medium Squid
3Extra Virgin Olive Oil
¼ cupSalt
to tasteCharcoal
as needed
Equipment
Frying Pan
Blender
Grill
Gauze Cloth
Sieve
Blender
Zester
Grill