Fresh octopus salad
- Starter
- Medium
- 6
- 45 minutes
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Have you ever cooked octopus? Selina gives some great tips on dealing with this eight legged creature and shares a beautiful recipe for fresh octopus salad.
Ingredients
- 1kg octopus
- 1 lemon , juice of
- 4 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 red chillies , chopped
- 1 white onion , cut into quarters
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- fresh coriander , to garnish
Method
1
Clean and section the octopus (or get your fishmonger to do it for you) and wash it well
2
Place the octopus into a pan with the bay leaf and onion. Cover with water and bring to a simmer. Simmer for around 45 minutes until tender. Check this by inserting a fork or toothpick into the thickest part of the flesh. If its tender and soft it's cooked to perfection.
3
Meanwhile make the dressing: mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, chillies, salt and pepper
4
Once cooked, let the octopus cool in the liquor. When cool drain and reserve the onion from the water. Slice the octopus into 1cm pieces.
5
Toss the octopus and onion with the dressing and serve
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