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Pan-fried calamari with chickpeas

10 minutes

Pan-fried calamari with chickpeas

By Abigail Donnelly

Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

2 T olive oil
250 g Woolworths Patagonian calamari heads and tubes
1 x 400 g can chickpeas, drained
2 T extra virgin olive oil
3 T lemon juice
1 red chilli, chopped
2 cloves garlic, smashed
1 stick celery, finely sliced
1⁄2 cup celery leaves, chopped
3 T fresh Italian parsley, chopped
salt, to taste

For the caper aïoli mix:

1⁄2 cup good-quality mayonnaise
2 T caperberries, chopped
caperberry brine, to loosen (if necessary)

Method

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Pat dry the calamari using kitchen paper. Pan-fry the calamari over a high heat for 3 minutes.

2. Mix the chickpeas, oil, lemon juice, chilli, garlic, celery, celery leaves and parsley. Mash slightly and season with salt.

3. Serve the calamari on top of the chickpeas and drizzle over the aïoli.

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Photographs: Jan Ras
Production: Abigail Donnelly
Food assistants: Claire-Ellen Van Rooyen and Tahila Pillay

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Pan-fried calamari with chickpeas

Ingredients

Method