Canned Squid Salad with Cucumber and Egg

Light, healthy, quick to make, no mayonnaise! This canned squid salad with cucumber and egg comes out filling but not at all heavy. It's perfect for a family dinner and for a holiday table alike. It has lots of vegetables that go well with the seafood and the dressing.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 50 % 10 g
Fats 40 % 8 g
Carbohydrates 10 % 2 g
124 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 25 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    How do you make a canned squid salad? Gather all the ingredients. It's best to use squid packed in its own juice or marinated. Wash and dry the vegetables and lemon. Boil the egg and cool it in cold water.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Trim the ends and any damaged spots off the cucumber. Cut the cucumber into medium cubes and put it in a bowl. If the cucumber skin is tough, you can peel it.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Peel the egg and cut it into medium cubes. Add it to the cut cucumber.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Peel the onion (I used red) and chop it finely. Add it to the bowl with the egg and cucumber. If the onion is very sharp, cover it with hot water for 2-3 minutes, then tip it into a sieve to drain.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Chop the dill finely and add it to the salad bowl. You can replace the dill with parsley.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Remove the seeds from the tomato and cut it into medium cubes. Add it to the salad.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Open the can of squid and drain the liquid thoroughly. If the squid are large, I recommend cutting them into smaller pieces. Add them to the salad bowl. Salt the salad and mix.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    For the dressing, we'll use a mix of vegetable oil and lemon juice. Mix it all together and pour it over the salad. If you don't like salads dressed with oil, replace the dressing with regular mayonnaise or sour cream.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    The canned squid salad with cucumber and egg is ready. Taste it again, add salt if needed, and serve.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Enjoy!

  • How do you hard-boil eggs? To keep the eggs from cracking while they cook, put them in cold water and set them over low heat. Boil the eggs for 9 minutes after the water comes to a boil, then cover with cold water and cool. The sharp temperature change makes the shells easier to peel.
  • The salad looks neat and pretty if you cut all the ingredients into pieces of the same size and shape (cubes, for example).
  • Choose juicy but firm tomatoes. Soft ones don't hold their shape well; as you cut and mix them, they fall apart into a shapeless mush and ruin the look of the dish.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Tomatoes - 23  kcal/100g
  • Fresh cucumbers - 15  kcal/100g
  • Chicken egg - 157  kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45  kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542  kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352  kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118  kcal/100g
  • Fresh dill - 38  kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0  kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41  kcal/100g
  • Lemon juice - 16  kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913  kcal/100g
  • Canned squid - 105  kcal/100g

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