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Squid & octopus

This lemony, garlicky calamari spaghetti is perfect for a quick and easy summer dinner.
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Grilled calamari pasta with zucchini and green chilli butter

Grilled calamari, lemony garlic butter and zucchini noodles come together in this bright and easy pasta dish, which can be on the table in 30 minutes.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Spice up taco Tuesdays with fried squid and a quick and easy jalapeno slaw.
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Taco Tuesday just got interesting again with this simple crispy squid twist

Lift your taco game with this filling combo of crispy fried squid, quick jalapeno pickle slaw and sour cream.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
10-minute salt and pepper squid banh mi with sweet chilli pickle.
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This banh mi with a delicious difference takes just 10 minutes to make at home

One of Australia’s favourite dishes, salt-and-pepper squid, meets Vietnam’s favourite sandwich, with magical results.

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Thai-style squid salad.

Thai-style squid salad

In the salad, the squid could easily be replaced by prawns, fish, chicken, beef or pork.

  • < 30 mins
  • Neil Perry
Thai spicy lime and chilli squid salad with charred cucumber.

Spicy Thai squid salad with charred cucumber

This is a great starter for a Thai-themed feast, zingy and fresh, and it really gets the tastebuds going. Rather than grilling the squid, I've charred up some tiny cucumbers for that grill flavour and have blanched the squid instead. This method yields a beautifully delicate result, perfect when you can find sparklingly fresh small squid at the market.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
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Grilled assam seafood.
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Rosheen Kaul's grilled assam seafood

Assam prawns are one of my mother's most requested dishes. Mum's version is stir-fried, but I've reimagined the marinade for a jumble of delicious grilled seafood. Savoury, zingy and moreish, this dish uses only four ingredients. The simplicity of the marinade helps good quality produce shine, so use the freshest seafood you can get.

  • < 30 mins
  • Rosheen Kaul
Stir-fried squid with black pepper and coriander.

Adam Liaw's stir-fried squid with black pepper and coriander

Black pepper and coriander is a great combination and very popular around south-east Asia. If you don't have a mortar and pestle, just use ground pepper and chop everything else up with a knife.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Gutting, cleaning and skinning the squid yourself always yields a more tender, tastier outcome, says Karen Martini.

Grilled calamari with lemon puree

I've said it many times before, but calamari on the grill is one of my absolute favourite aromas – especially if you have the luxury of using real coals. Combine that charred squid with some other favourite things – lemon, anchovy, chilli, garlic, good olive oil, olives – and this is a dish that makes me very happy indeed. A gas barbecue will do the job extremely well, too – just make sure it gets properly hot*.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Barbecued squid with onion, parsley and oregano.

Adam Liaw's barbecued squid with onion, parsley and oregano

Instead of marinating things before they go onto a barbecue, a great way to add fresh flavour is to coat the cooked food after it comes off.

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
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Fried calamari with tartare sauce

A recipe from the Good Food collection.

  • < 30 mins

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/topic/squid-and-octopus-l82