Spicy Calamari and Cucumber Salad with Spiced Yogurt Sauce Recipe | Valerie Bertinelli | Food Networ

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup soy sauce
• 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons chili paste (such as sambal)
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic (about 1 large clove)
• 1 teaspoon grated peeled ginger (about one 2-inch piece)
• Kosher salt, optional
• 1 pound frozen calamari, tubes and tentacles, thawed
• 8 ounces Persian cucumbers (about 2), sliced into 1/4-inch rounds
• 2 cups Greek yogurt
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro, plus whole leaves, for garnish
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground caraway seeds
• 1 teaspoon sumac
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• Kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds, for garnish