Charred Padrón Chillies and Squid Salad

Ingredients for Charred Padrón Chillies and Squid Salad

• 1/2 serrano chilli, thinly sliced into rings

• 45ml olive oil

• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

• 1 teaspoon fish sauce

• 1/4 teaspoons sugar

• Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

• 300g Padrón chillies or shishito peppers

• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon vegetable oil

• 230g squid, bodies sliced into rings, tentacles halved

• 1 teaspoon Aleppo-style pepper

• 1 cup coriander leaves with tender stems

• 1 cup basil leaves, torn if large

Whisk serrano chilli, olive oil, lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar in a small bowl to combine; season vinaigrette with salt and pepper. Very thinly slice 2 Padrón chillies into rings and add to vinaigrette. Let sit 10 minutes.

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Pat squid dry with a paper towel; sprinkle with Aleppo-style pepper and season with salt and pepper. Cook, undisturbed, until bottom side is golden brown, about 1 minute. Toss squid and continue to cook, tossing often, until cooked through, about 1 minute longer. Transfer to a medium bowl and wipe out skillet.

Heat remaining 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in skillet and cook remaining Padrón chillies, tossing occasionally, until blistered and browned in spots and crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.

Transfer chillies to bowl with squid; add vinaigrette with sliced chillies, coriander, and basil and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

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