Calamari with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lb. of calamari cleaned and cut into ½ inch rounds.
- 3 garlic cloves thickly sliced
- ½ cup of pinenuts
- 1 cup of finely diced fennel
- 1 cup of oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes drained and roughly chopped.
- ½ cup of pitted, kalamata olives
- 1 tbsp. lemon zest
- 2 tbsp of chopped basil
- 1 cup of chopped arugula salad
- Juice from one whole lemon
Instructions:
- Pour the oil into the pan and cook over medium heat until it starts to sizzle.
- Add the calamari and stir well. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the calamari to a bowl and set it aside for later.
- Add the garlic and the pine nuts stir well.
- Add the fennel and sun-dried tomatoes stir well.
- Add the lemon zest and the basil, stir well.
- Add the cooked calamari back in the pan, stir well, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the arugula, stir well and cook one more minute.
- Add the lemon juice, stir well and cook one more minute.
- Adjust for Salt and pepper to taste.
- This dish is ready to be served.