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Chargrilled Squid with a Garlicy Rocket Salad

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Squid and garlic work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 163 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-methylbutyraldehyde, which smells malty, chocolate. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 1
Prep30 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Pull the body away from the tentacles of the squid, remove and discard the clear quill and innards, and rinse under cold water. Pat dry, then cut the body into rings or leave as tubes and keep the tentacles whole.

  2. Heat a ridged grill pan over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes until very hot.

  3. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Mix 1 tablespoon of the olive oil with half the garlic in a small bowl and set the rest aside.

  4. Brush the squid all over with the garlic oil. Grill for 1 to 2 minutes per side until charred and the flesh is opaque and flakes, or reaches 145°F (63°C).

  5. Squeeze half the lemon over the hot squid and set it aside.

  6. Whisk the remaining olive oil, the remaining garlic and the juice of the other half of the lemon in a bowl.

  7. Toss the rocket in the dressing until lightly coated, then divide it between plates.

  8. Arrange the grilled squid over the rocket and serve warm.

By bbcfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Squid + garlictop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together163 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

  2. Olive + garlictop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together23,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Olive + lemontop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together10,849 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Squid + olivetop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together203 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  5. Garlic + lemontop 7% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together8,862 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs