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🍽️ Fresh Octopus and Vegetable Salad
142 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 octopus (kitchen-ready approx. 600 g)
- 50 ml white wine vinegar
- salt
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 4 sprigs thyme
- 1 stalk parsley
- 1 cucumber
- 4 tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove
- 4 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp honey
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
- pepper (from the mill)
Instructions
- 1. Rinse the octopus thoroughly under running water.
- 2. Place the octopus in a large pot.
- 3. Pour in about 2 liters of water.
- 4. Add one tablespoon of salt and the vinegar to the water.
- 5. Bring the liquid to a boil.
- 6. Reduce the heat to a low setting.
- 7. Cover the pot halfway.
- 8. Let the octopus simmer gently for 1 to 1.5 hours.
- 9. Add the herbs to the pot when there are 15 minutes of cooking time left.
- 10. Test the doneness with a fork.
- 11. If the fork pulls out of the meat easily, the octopus is done.
- 12. Remove the octopus from the cooking broth.
- 13. Let the octopus cool down to room temperature.
- 14. Peel the cucumber while the octopus cools.
- 15. Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise.
- 16. Remove the core of the cucumber.
- 17. Cut the cucumber into small cubes.
- 18. Wash the tomatoes.
- 19. Cut the tomatoes into quarters.
- 20. Remove the core of the tomatoes.
- 21. Cut the tomatoes into cubes as well.
- 22. Peel the garlic.
- 23. Finely chop the garlic.
- 24. Place the garlic in a bowl.
- 25. Add the lemon juice.
- 26. Take 3 to 4 tablespoons of the octopus cooking broth.
- 27. Add the broth to the marinade.
- 28. Add the honey.
- 29. Stir the marinade well.
- 30. Cut the cooled octopus into small pieces.
- 31. Add the octopus pieces to the marinade.
- 32. Add the prepared vegetables to the marinade.
- 33. Cover the bowl.
- 34. Place the bowl in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- 35. Take the bowl out of the refrigerator.
- 36. Add the oil.
- 37. Add the parsley.
- 38. Mix everything well.
- 39. Season the salad with salt and pepper to taste.
- 40. Fill the salad into jars if you wish.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 142
- Protein: 4 g · Fett/Fat: 11 g · Carbs: 7 g