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Cuttlefish in a mint dressing with grilled watermelon, spiced almonds and radish salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Cuttlefish in a mint dressing with grilled watermelon, spiced almonds and radish salad

18 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

This light, summery dish would make a real showstopper starter or light lunch. If you can’t get hold of cuttlefish, you can use squid or octopus instead.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

340
Calories
2g
Protein
26g
Fat
27g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 15 ingredients — the other 6 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Watermelon 1 cup diced (152g) 46
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Fenugreek not in our table 0
Cuttlefish not in our table 0
Flower not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 10 fresh mint
  • 50ml/2fl oz Chardonnay vinegar
  • 2 tbsp light olive oil
  • ¼ watermelon
  • 8g chilli
  • 2g black pepper
  • 2g cumin
  • 2g coriander seeds
  • 2g fenugreek
  • 2g rock salt
  • 1 unwaxed lemonlemon
  • 10g/¼oz caster sugar
  • small knob unsalted butter
  • 50g/2oz toasted flaked almonds
  • 8 radishes
  • 1 cuttlefish
  • spicy edible flowers (such as nasturtium
  • 2 whole peeled almonds

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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