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Salt And Pepper Squid

Name: Salt And Pepper Squid
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 large red capsicum; 1 red chilli; 65g blanched almonds; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp sesame seeds; 1 tsp sumac; 1 lemon, zest and juice; 1 garlic clove, peeled; 150ml olive oil; 1-2 tsp sherry vinegar; 1 tbsp white sesame seeds; 1 tbsp black sesame seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; ½ tsp salt flakes; 2 tsp sumac; 10 thyme stems, leaves picked; 2 medium squid or calamari; 1 egg white; 1 tbsp prepared za'atar; ¼ tsp salt; 1 cup Greek yoghurt; 1 lemon, zested; 75g fennel; ¼ cup chopped parsley; 2 tbsp olive oil; ½ lemon, juiced; salt and pepper, to taste

MasterChef Australia

21 May 2025

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Serves

Components

Ingredients

Season

Ingredients

Romesco Sauce

1large red capsicum

1red chilli

65gblanched almonds

1 tspground coriander

1 tspground cumin

1 tspsesame seeds

1 tspsumac

1lemon, zest and juice

1garlic clove, peeled

150mlolive oil

1-2 tspsherry vinegar

Zataar

1 tbspwhite sesame seeds

1 tbspblack sesame seeds

1 tspcumin seeds

½ tspsalt flakes

2 tspsumac

10thyme stems, leaves picked

Salt and Pepper Squid

2medium squid or calamari

1egg white

1 tbspprepared za'atar

¼ tspsalt

Yoghurt Dressing

1 cupGreek yoghurt

1lemon, zested

Fennel Salad

75gfennel

¼ cupchopped parsley

2 tbspolive oil

½lemon, juiced

salt and pepper, to taste

Method

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Tagged

SquidGreek YoghurtFennelMain

Recipe by a MasterChef Australia contestant, Season 17. Originally published by Network 10 on 21 May 2025.

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