As you know, seafood is a source of usefuleasily digestible protein. This is their first advantage, which cannot be ignored. And the second is a delicious taste, which is appreciated by gourmets and they are not the only ones. There are also some disadvantages. First of all, high prices, and they are not sold on every corner. However, there is one representative of the world of invertebrates, which is widely represented in our stores in frozen and canned form, the price can also be called adequate. Of course, we are talking about squid, and the topic of our article is salads with squid and cucumbers. However, first, as usual, we will share some information from the life of cephalopods, to which the scientific community classifies squid. We hope that they will help you in culinary creativity, since the preparation of all seafood in general and squid in particular requires knowledge of some secrets. First, let's talk about the beneficial properties of squid. We have already mentioned protein, and in addition to it, squid contains a whole range of useful amino acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, B vitamins, etc., etc. In short, the product is extremely useful, and it simply must be included in the menu of every family. In order to prepare delicious salads with squid and cucumbers, the quality of the original products is very important. And if there are no particular difficulties with cucumbers (a cucumber is a cucumber), then with squid things are not so cloudless. Our mollusk is a very delicate and perishable product. And therefore it is put into processing immediately after catching. This can be canning or freezing. But you can freeze squid only once, otherwise it will lose all its taste, it may be bitter, in short, you cannot cook a good dish from such squid. And in our stores they simply love to freeze delicate mollusks several times. So be careful! What is the best way to defrost squid? Naturally, of course. The best option is to transfer it from the freezer to the refrigerator. You can use cold water, but the first option is still better. To free the squid from the film covering their body, you should pour boiling water over them and drain it immediately - the film can be easily removed with a knife. Squid can be boiled, fried, baked, stewed and even stuffed. Like most seafood, they do not like long-term heat treatment. If you overcook them a little, the squid will turn into inedible rubber. In order for our salad with squid and cucumbers to be tasty, we will boil them for literally 3 minutes, no more. The basic information is presented, and we can proceed to the recipes.

Salad with squid and fresh cucumbers

Ingredients:

• 2 squid carcasses
• 3 cucumbers
• 3 boiled eggs
• a few stalks of green onions
• 100 grams of light mayonnaise
• salt, pepper to taste

Method of preparation:Place the prepared squid in a pot of boiling water (you can add allspice, cloves, bay leaf, but this does not particularly affect the taste of the squid) and cook for 3 minutes (no longer). Peel the cucumbers. Cut the cooled squid and cucumbers into strips, add chopped eggs, salt and pepper to taste and season with mayonnaise. Sprinkle with chopped green onions before serving. The salad can be served in a common salad bowl, or laid out in baskets made of puff pastry or shortcrust pastry. It is also good for filling profiteroles.

Original salad with squid and pickled cucumbers

Ingredients:

• 3 squid carcasses
• 4 hard boiled eggs
• 1 large onion
• 200 grams of pickled cucumber
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• a tablespoon of light mayonnaise
• salt pepper to taste
• dill greens

Method of preparation:Defrost and clean squid and cook in boiling water for about 3 minutes. Cut the onion into half rings and fry in olive oil until translucent. Cut the squid and cucumbers into strips, chop the eggs finely, combine all this beauty in a salad bowl and add the fried onion. Salt and pepper to taste. Mix, add a spoonful of mayonnaise and mix again. Arrange in bowls and serve in portions. Garnish with herbs.

Salad with squid, cucumber and green peas

Ingredients:

• 3 squid carcasses
• 4 boiled eggs
• 3 boiled carrots
• 200 grams of sweet and sour marinated cucumbers
• jar of tender green peas
• bunch of green onions
• 100 grams of sour cream
• 50 grams of mayonnaise
• a teaspoon of mustard with seeds
• salt, pepper to taste
• dill greens

Method of preparation:Defrost the squid, clean and boil in boiling water (3 minutes). Cut the squid, cucumbers, eggs and carrots into cubes and put in a salad bowl. Add green peas and chopped green onions. Salt and pepper to taste. Prepare the dressing. To do this, mix mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard and finely chopped dill. Pour over the salad. Before serving, garnish with herbs. Note: You can add shrimp, mussels and other seafood to this salad. The taste will only benefit from this.

Salad with squids, shrimps and cucumbers

Ingredients:

• 3 squid carcasses
• 5 boiled eggs
• 3 fresh cucumbers
• 200 grams of shrimp
• 50 grams of red caviar
• 150 grams of light mayonnaise
• clove of garlic
• a teaspoon of hot chili sauce (or a few drops of Tabasco)
• salt, pepper to taste
• parsley

Method of preparation Squid and shrimpsDefrost, peel and boil. Peel the cucumbers. Cut the squid, cucumbers, shrimp and eggs into fairly large pieces and place in a salad bowl. Leave a few shrimp for decoration. Make a dressing from mayonnaise, chopped garlic and hot sauce. Pour over the salad and mix. Balance the taste if necessary. Before serving, garnish with sprigs of curly parsley, red caviar and shrimp. Enjoy! We recommend reading:

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