Salad with squid cucumber cheese and bell pepper

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make a colorful salad with squid, cucumber, cheese and bell pepper in a Mediterranean style? Very simple! First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. First, prepare the refueling. Mustard can be used any - Dijon, Russian or grainy. Oil - any vegetable. I have olive oil.

2. Step 2:

   

   Combine liquid honey, olive oil, lemon juice, mustard and spices in a bowl. Whisk everything thoroughly with a fork until smooth. If your honey is very candied, melt it.

3. Step 3:

   

   Now prepare the rest of the ingredients. Squid can be taken in the form of whole carcasses with a tail or just tubes for stuffing. Squid already cut into rings will also work. The composition of vegetables can be replaced or supplemented to your liking.

4. Step 4:

   

   Peel the red onion and cut it into thin rings or half rings. Marinate the onion in a mixture of vinegar and sugar for 20 minutes. Then drain the marinade. You can use any vinegar - I have red wine, but apple, white wine or ordinary table 9% will do. In general, what is in your kitchen.

5. Step 5:

   

   Peel the squid from the skin, chords and insides. Rinse well. Boil the squid in salted boiling water for 1-2 minutes. Do not cook longer!!! Otherwise, the squid will become hard as rubber and completely tasteless.

6. Step 6:

   

   Cool the finished squid, cut into strips or thin rings.

7. Step 7:

   

   Cut tomatoes into slices. If you have cherry tomatoes - halves. Tomatoes need juicy, but dense. Soft fruits do not keep their shape well, in the process of slicing and cooking they will spread into a shapeless mass and spoil the appearance of the dish.

9. Step 8:

   

   Cut the cucumber into semicircles or, if it is small in diameter, into circles.

10. Step 9:

    

    Peel the bell pepper from the seeds and stalks and cut into strips.

11. Step 10:

    

    Remove the olives from the brine and dry them.

12. Step 11:

    

    Dry the salad leaves and tear them into smaller pieces with your hands. I have two types of salad - the usual green and brown-red. You can replace it with a ready-made mixture of salad leaves.

13. Step 12:

    

    In a bowl, combine squid, tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumber, red onion and olives. Pour half of the dressing over the salad and mix gently.

14. Step 13:

    

    Put the salad on a dish on lettuce leaves. Spread the curd cheese on top with a spoon. Pour the remaining dressing over the top. Enjoy your meal!