Octopus Salad

Name: Octopus Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1.2 kg octopus, cleaned; 400 g waxy potatoes; 2 pieces celery stalks, sliced; 0.5 pieces red onion, thinly sliced; 80 g black olives; 4 tbsp lemon juice; 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 30 g flat-leaf parsley; 1 pieces garlic clove, crushed; 2 pieces bay leaves; 1 pieces wine cork; to taste salt

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Prep25 min

Cook70 min

Total95 min

Slow-simmered octopus with potato, celery and lemon — the Mediterranean way, dressed while warm.

Ingredients

Serves:6

1.2 kg octopus, cleaned
400 g waxy potatoes
2 pieces celery stalks, sliced
0.5 pieces red onion, thinly sliced
80 g black olives
4 tbsp lemon juice
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
30 g flat-leaf parsley
1 pieces garlic clove, crushed
2 pieces bay leaves
1 pieces wine cork
to taste salt

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

301kcal · per serving

5.8g

Protein

31.8g

Carbs

17.4g

Fat

Recipe total: 1808 kcal · P 34.6g · C 190.7g · F 104.2g

Estimated from 11 of 12 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

1
Bring a large pot of water to the boil with the bay leaves. Add no salt — salt toughens octopus.
2
Dip the octopus in and out of the boiling water three times before letting it settle in. This curls the tentacles and helps keep the skin on.
3
Simmer very gently for 45-60 minutes, adding a wine cork if you follow the old superstition. Test with a knife at the thickest part: it should meet no resistance.
4
Let the octopus cool in its own cooking water for 30 minutes — lifting it out hot makes it seize and toughen.
5
Boil the potatoes separately until tender, then cube them.
6
Cut the octopus into 2 cm pieces and combine with the warm potato, celery and onion.
7
Dress with the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic and plenty of salt while everything is still warm.
8
Fold through the olives and parsley and rest 30 minutes before serving at room temperature.

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Questions and answers

How long does Octopus Salad take to make?

About 95 minutes: 25 min prep and 70 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Octopus Salad?

12 ingredients: octopus, waxy potatoes, celery stalks, red onion, black olives, lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, flat-leaf parsley, garlic clove, bay leaves, wine cork, salt.

How many servings does this Octopus Salad recipe make?

6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Octopus Salad?

About 301 kcal, with 5.8 g protein, 31.8 g carbohydrate and 17.4 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

What cuisine is Octopus Salad?

Octopus Salad comes from Mediterranean cuisine.

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