Hi there Wednesday!

I had this appetizer in Mexico with my Mom and it inspired this dish. I wanted it to fit in the the 4HourBODY diet, so I modified it a bit. I used almond flour instead of the traditional breadcrumbs or cornmeal. I did fry them, but you could also bake them in the oven if you wanted to go lighter. There’s a bit of honey in the sauce but it tastes just as good if you ommit that if you’re being extra disciplined, which by the way, Suhhhweeeeet!

This Slow-Carb Almond Crusted Mexican Calamari With Red Chilli Sauce, is both delicious and good for you. Packed with protein from the squid and almonds, and rich in licopene from the tomato sauce, you will actually feel good about eating this calamari dish instead of how you usually feel after eating the typical restaurant version. Yeay! Win-win!

Usually, I like to cook something that I can eat 500 times throughout the week or freeze for later to make it a 5min. meal since I’m a single Mom, but, this is not that kind of dish. Do even think about freezing it for later or even eating it as leftovers. Almond Crusted Mexican Calamari is not like spaghetti sauce that taste better the next day. It will have the consistency of a dogs chew toy. Yuk!

My Mom is in her second week of following this 4HourBody Slow-carb diet plan, so I was thinking about this re-invention for her. She really liked the one we had in Mexico, so why not create a little treat she can make for herself now. Her you go Mom! Love you!

Using almond flour is okay in the 4HourBody diet plan. Tim Ferriss recommends taking it easy on the almonds but that they are okay in moderation.

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