Salad from squid

Squid is the most safe food for humans, if we consider all the representatives of marine life, in addition, they are rich in amino acids and phosphorus. According to the number of active biological substances and their composition, their meat has certain advantages over the more familiar meat of mammals. Squid meat contains a considerable amount of lysine and arginine, which makes it a desired component of baby food. Therefore, a salad of squid can be safely included with the menu of his family.

Squid meat does not contain fat, it has a special, rather original taste, and can be used in cooking a wide variety of dishes. Squid can be stuffed and cook soups with their "participation", you can prepare a salad of squid with vegetables and a delicious pasta for sandwiches.

Regular consumption of food with squid helps to normalize the level of cholesterol, i.e. They have an antisclerotic effect. Contained in the meat of squid taurine, acts as a regulator of blood pressure, helps to narrow arteries and helps in the blood to reduce the amount of neutral fats.

A hundred grams of squid contains 18.0 grams of protein, 2.2 grams of fat, 2.0 grams of carbohydrates. Caloric content is 100 kcal. In addition, squid meat contains 1.51 grams of polyunsaturated fatty acid Omega-3 and 0.04 grams of polyunsaturated fatty acid Omega-6. Rich in the meat of these mollusks with vitamins B6, PP, C, as well as phosphorus, copper, iron and iodine. Salad of squid is the most delicious "balm" for the heart, because they contain a lot of potassium necessary for the normal operation of all the muscles of the human body, including the heart muscles. In addition, potassium promotes the active allocation of excess fluid, thus preventing jumps in blood pressure and the occurrence of edema.

The most delicious salad of squid

Ingredients: 800-900 grams of boiled squid, 5 eggs, 100-150 grams of red caviar, 240 grams of crab meat, mayonnaise.

Eggs boil, divide them into proteins and yolks, the first - cut into strips, the second - to clean in the refrigerator. Cut boiled squid rings, crab meat - thin straws and connect with proteins. After that, season the mixture with mayonnaise and mix.

Squid with melted cheese

Ingredients: 300 grams of squid meat, two eggs, 3 processed cheese, mayonnaise, 2 cloves of garlic and greens.

Carcase squid wash, peel off the films and remove the entrails. Boil 2 minutes in boiling salted water, pull out to dry, chill and cut. Add the prepared garlic, chopped eggs and grated cheese, season with mayonnaise, stir.

Salad from squid "Sakhalin"

Ingredients: 1 kg of squid meat, garlic, onion, one carrot, black pepper, mayonnaise, salt.

Squid meat and boil small chop. Wash the carrots to be washed on a grater, garlic and onions to clean, garlic to pass through the scabby, finely chop onion. Mix the meat of squid, carrots, onions, garlic, pepper, salt, season with mayonnaise and mix.

Vinaigrette with squid.

Ingredients: meat of four squid, 4 potatoes, 2 beets, 2 carrots, salted cucumber, 4 tbsp. Spoons of vegetable oil, 2 heads of onions, black pepper, dill.

Wash squids, boil and chill. Carrots, beets and potatoes are washed, boiled, cooled and cut into cubes. Cucumber and onion cut and add to the vegetables. Cut the squids across the fibers with strips and add to the vegetables. Mix everything, sprinkle with pepper, salt and season with oil.

When choosing squids, it is best to choose small carcasses. Before preparing the squid carcass should be thoroughly washed and peeled. To simplify the process of removing peel from squid, they must be immersed for a couple of minutes in hot, but not boiling water. To make the meat of these cephalopods soft and tender, carcasses should be lowered into boiling water for literally 8-10 minutes, this time will be enough for their preparation.

Fresh squid carcasses can be stored simply in the refrigerator, without freezing, a maximum of a couple of days. In the freezer the squid is stored for up to four months, after freezing their meat becomes even softer and more tender.