We Recreated the MasterChef Salt and Pepper Squid Starter | Orange Team Dish

Today, we tackled one of the most iconic MasterChef dishes — the Orange Team’s Salt and Pepper Squid starter from the team challenge! Crispy squid, punchy romesco sauce, and a refreshing fennel salad… this dish has it all. 🌶🦑🍋

Watch as we recreate this gourmet masterpiece step by step, from grilling capsicums for that smoky romesco to perfectly scoring and frying squid to golden perfection. Inspired by the high-pressure world of MasterChef, this dish was a challenge — but the flavors were worth every second.

🔥 What we made:
* Crispy Salt & Pepper Squid
* Homemade Romesco Sauce
* Za’atar Spice Blend
* Cool Yogurt Dressing
* Shaved Fennel Salad

🔪 Full recipe steps shown in video!

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Original recipe: https://10play.com.au/masterchef/recipes/salt-and-pepper-squid/r250514roljh

Ingredients
Romesco Sauce
* 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
Zataar
* 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
Salt and Pepper Squid
* 2 medium squid or calamari
* 1 egg white
* 1 tbsp prepared za’atar
* ¼ tsp salt
Yoghurt Dressing
* 1 cup Greek yoghurt
* 1 lemon, zested
Fennel Salad
* 75g fennel
* ¼ cup chopped parsley
* 2 tbsp olive oil
* ½ lemon, juiced

* salt and pepper, to taste

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