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Savory, Tinned Fish · September 1, 2024

Tinned Calamari and Roasted Red Pepper Salad

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Ingredients (Your Grocery List)

The 6 ingredients in this recipe were all purchased at Trader Joe’s for a one-stop grocery shopping trip. This recipe was created as part of my review of Trader Joe’s new tinned calamari in olive oil.

  • Calamari in olive oil
  • Celery
  • White onion
  • Roasted red peppers (jarred)
  • Parsley
  • Lemon

Don’t have tinned calamari on hand? Feel free to substitute tinned octopus.

Tinned Calamari and Roasted Red Pepper Salad

5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time:10 minutes mins
Total Time:10 minutes mins
Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 1 tin calamari in olive oil
  • 1/4 white onion thinly sliced
  • 1 stalk celery thinly sliced
  • 1 roasted red pepper chopped
  • 2 Tbsp flat leaf parsley chopped
  • 1/2 lemon juice
  • kosher salt

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, add entire tin of calamari including oil and all remaining ingredients (1/4 white onion, 1 stalk celery, 1 roasted red pepper, 2 Tbsp flat leaf parsley, 1/2 lemonjuice). Toss to combine. Season to taste with kosher salt.

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Posted In: Savory, Tinned Fish · Tagged: salad, Seafood, Tinned Fish

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  1. Owen M says

    March 5, 2025 at 2:53 pm

    5 stars
    Quick and simple; a great small plate!

  2. Rachel says

    June 23, 2025 at 8:25 pm

    5 stars
    This is such an easy salad and so delicious! I also got everything at Trader Joe’s and was pleasantly surprised by just how good the tinned calamari is. The salad is delicious on its own, or with a sliced baguette to get up the extra juices.

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