Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

Maggie’s Easter feast

Warm squid, leek and caper salad

SERVES 8 PREP AND COOK TIME 40 MINUTES

1kg whole small fresh squid
2 bunches (24) pencil leeks, trimmed, or use spring onions (Note: these will have a more intense flavour)
250ml extra virgin olive oil
1 lemon
¼ cup (60ml) verjuice
2 fresh bay leaves
2 tablespoons marjoram leaves
2 tablespoons capers, rinsed
1 cup (150g) plain flour, for dusting
½ cup flat-leaf parsley leaves

1 To clean the squid, pull the head and tentacles from the body, being careful not to break the ink sac. Cut just below the eyes and then discard the eyes and intestines. Cut the tentacles into 3 even pieces and set aside. Lightly rinse and pat dry. Keep the skin and wings on and cut into 5mm thick rings then set aside with the tentacles. You will have approximately 500g of squid.

Brush leeks or spring onions with some of the

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