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Boiled Calamari Tacos/ Tostadas
These tacos/tostadas are both delicious and nutrient dense! They have corn tortillas or a homemade tostada shell (depending on your preference), a mayo sauce with hot sauce in it, boiled calamari, avocado, pico de gallo, and lime juice. Shellfish like calamari or squid are extremely nutrient rich foods. These tacos/tostadas have twice as much squid, and therefore twice as much nutrients, compared to the nutrient profile pictured below.
Lately these tacos/tostadas have been a favorite easy dinner of mine. It only takes about 10 minutes to make them, they’re delicious, and healthy. What’s not to love?
One important note before we get to the recipe: use mayo made with a good oil. Most mayos are made with vegetable oils like canola, soy, or sunflower oil. (To see why these oils are harmful to your health, check out this article) Therefore, I recommend you either buy a good one made with olive oil or avocado oil like Primal Kitchen’s mayo or make your own with the recipe pictured below. Anyways, I hope you and your family enjoy this recipe as much as I do!
With love from my kitchen to yours,
Kayley
Boiled Calamari Tacos/ Tostadas
AuthorKayley O'BrienBring 3-4 qts of water with 1 tbsp salt in it to a covered boil.
Meanwhile prepare the other ingredients. If making tostadas, heat the oil or fat in a small pan over medium high heat, once hot add 1 tortilla. Flip occasionally and cook until the tortilla is crisp, firm, and lightly browned. Then transfer to a plate or paper towel and repeat for the second tortilla. You might need to add a little more fat before cooking the second tortilla. If making tacos, cook tortillas without any fat, flipping occasionally until they are soft.
Mix a dash of hot sauce into the mayo.
Add calamari to the boiling water, boil for 3 minutes, and then strain.
Place tortillas or tostada shells on a plate. Spoon the mayo sauce on both tacos, then add the calamari and mix gently to get the mayo all over the calamari. Then add the avocado, salsa, and lime juice. Serve and enjoy!
Ingredients
Directions
Bring 3-4 qts of water with 1 tbsp salt in it to a covered boil.
Meanwhile prepare the other ingredients. If making tostadas, heat the oil or fat in a small pan over medium high heat, once hot add 1 tortilla. Flip occasionally and cook until the tortilla is crisp, firm, and lightly browned. Then transfer to a plate or paper towel and repeat for the second tortilla. You might need to add a little more fat before cooking the second tortilla. If making tacos, cook tortillas without any fat, flipping occasionally until they are soft.
Mix a dash of hot sauce into the mayo.
Add calamari to the boiling water, boil for 3 minutes, and then strain.
Place tortillas or tostada shells on a plate. Spoon the mayo sauce on both tacos, then add the calamari and mix gently to get the mayo all over the calamari. Then add the avocado, salsa, and lime juice. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition:
| Ingredients | Calories | Fat | Carbs | Protein |
| 1/2 lb calamari | 200 | 3g | 6g | 36g |
| 2 corn tortillas | 140 | 2g | 28g | 4g |
| 1/2 avocado (100g) | 161 | 14.5g | 8.5g | 2g |
| 4 tbsp pico de gallo | 10 | 0g | 2g | 0g |
| 1 1/2 tbsp mayo | 141 | 15g | 0.1g | 0.2g |
| 1 serving (2 tacos) | 652 | 34.5g | 44.6g | 42.2g |
Notes:
- If making tostadas there will be about 60 more Calories and 7g more of fat.
- Nutrition is based on the products I use. I provide a nutrition table so that you can quickly check to see if your food products match or so that you can easily calculate the nutrition for any changes you want to make to the recipe. I think this helps if you have very specific diet goals and/or fitness and/or health goals. I also wanted you to be able to see exactly where I get the numbers for my nutrition facts so that you can see that they are reliable and learn more about macro breakdowns of food.
Works Cited
1. Nutritionix. Gladson. https://www.nutritionix.com/ Accessed 20 January 2021.
2. Calorie King. https://www.calorieking.com/ Accessed 20 January 2021.
3. Eat This Much. https://www.eatthismuch.com/ Accessed 20 January 2021.
About Kayley
Kayley is a certified gut health nutrition coach who helps people to overcome their chronic gut and digestive issues at the root using the principles of ancestral nutrition and holistic health. (Continue Reading Here)
