Recipes · Spanish · Burgers and Sandwiches

Bocadillo de Calamares (Squid Sandwich)

One serving has 552 kcal and 29 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (270%), selenium (167%), riboflavin (78%), cobalamin (65%), phosphorus (53%) and thiamin (51%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Bocadillo de Calamares (Squid Sandwich)
Photo: Tamorlan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (241 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Dairy-free
  • Contains: gluten, shellfish

Ingredients

  • 120 g Squid, raw
  • 20 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 15 g Vegetable oil
  • 80 g Bread rolls, hard
  • 5 g Lemon juice
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Slice the squid into rings and pat dry with paper towel.
  2. Season the flour with the salt and pepper, then toss the squid rings through it to coat lightly.
  3. Heat the oil in a pan until shimmering and fry the squid in batches for 1-2 minutes until golden and just cooked through; drain on paper towel.
  4. Split the bread roll and warm it briefly in the oven or a dry pan.
  5. Squeeze the lemon juice over the fried squid.
  6. Pile the squid into the roll and serve immediately while crisp.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy552 kcal26%
Carbohydrates61.6 g
Water126 mL
Fiber2.5 g8%
Protein28.7 g60%
Tryptophan0.33 g
Threonine1.1 g
Isoleucine1.2 g
Leucine2 g
Lysine1.6 g
Methionine0.6 g
Cystine0.46 g
Phenylalanine1.2 g
Tyrosine0.89 g
Valine1.3 g
Histidine0.58 g
Fat20.3 g
Monounsaturated4.5 g
Polyunsaturated10.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.41 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.18 g
Omega-68.9 g
Saturated3.2 g
Trans-Fats0.1 g
Cholesterol280 mg
Calcium119 mg12%
Copper2.4 mg270%
Iron4.4 mg25%
Magnesium66.4 mg21%
Manganese0.59 mg33%
Phosphorus368 mg53%
Potassium412 mg9%
Selenium91.8 µg167%
Sodium682 mg
Zinc2.7 mg34%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.56 mg51%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.86 mg78%
Niacin (vitamin B3)7.2 mg51%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1 mg21%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.11 mg8%
Folate (vitamin B9)120 µg30%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.6 µg65%
Choline90 mg21%
Vitamin A12.1 µg2%
Vitamin C7.6 mg10%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E3.1 mg20%
Vitamin K28.6 µg32%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.9 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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