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Magica Roma’s Mediterranean calamari

30 minutes

Magica Roma’s Mediterranean calamari

Name: Magica Roma’s Mediterranean calamari
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2 to 4 servings
Cuisine: Main Meals
Ingredients: brinjals 1–2 ,butternut 1 small ,onion, sliced 1,calamari 400 g,salt, to taste ,chilli, finely chopped, to taste ,garlic, finely chopped 1–2 cloves ,olive oil, for serving ,balsamic vinegar, for serving ,lemon, for serving

By Magica Roma

Serves 2 to 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

1–2 brinjals
1 small butternut
1 onion, sliced
400 g calamari
salt, to taste
chilli, finely chopped, to taste
1–2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
olive oil, for serving
balsamic vinegar, for serving
lemon, for serving

Method

1. Slice the brinjal and butternut very thinly – almost paper-thin. Grill quickly on a flat-top grill or a wide, flat, non-stick pan with very little oil until slightly soft and brown.

2. Deep-fry the onion in a shallow pan of oil until crispy and brown, then drain on a kitchen paper.

3. Layer the brinjal on a plate, in a flower arrangement of sorts, then top with the butternut, making sure to leave gaps so the brinjal can be seen underneath. Scatter over the crispy, onion.

4. Lightly grill the calamari in the flat pan with a little oil until slightly browned. Add then salt, chilli and garlic to the pan and toss together. Place in the centre of the “flower” arrangement of brinjal, butternut and onion.

5. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and lemon juice.

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Production: Bianca Strydom
Photograph: Jan Ras
Food assistant: Ellah Maepa

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