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🍽️ Fresh Octopus Salad with Mediterranean Flair

280 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1. Rinse the octopus thoroughly under running water in a sieve and let it drain well.
  2. 2. Cut the octopus into bite-sized pieces of about four centimeters.
  3. 3. Peel the garlic and chop it finely.
  4. 4. Wash the chili peppers, halve them, remove the seeds, and slice them into thin strips.
  5. 5. Place the octopus pieces, chopped garlic, chili strips, and two tablespoons of olive oil into a bowl.
  6. 6. Mix everything well together and set aside to marinate.
  7. 7. Cut the onion in half, peel it, and slice it into thin strips.
  8. 8. Wash the parsley, shake off excess water, and pick the leaves off the stems.
  9. 9. Chop the parsley leaves coarsely.
  10. 10. Wash the cherry tomatoes and halve them.
  11. 11. Drain the olives and halve them as well.
  12. 12. Wash the cucumber, trim the ends, and cut it lengthwise into quarters.
  13. 13. Cut the cucumber pieces into bite-sized chunks.
  14. 14. Wash the bell pepper, remove the core, and dice it into cubes.
  15. 15. Halve the lemon and squeeze out the juice.
  16. 16. Whisk two tablespoons of lemon juice, four tablespoons of olive oil, and some honey in a separate bowl.
  17. 17. Season the dressing with salt and pepper to taste.
  18. 18. Heat a frying pan over high heat.
  19. 19. Sear the marinated octopus for about three minutes.
  20. 20. Add the seared octopus to the prepared dressing and mix everything well.
  21. 21. Gently fold in the remaining prepared ingredients into the octopus.
  22. 22. Taste the salad one last time and adjust the seasoning if needed.
  23. 23. Serve the Mediterranean octopus salad with fresh bread.

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