Recipes by Barbara Northwood

Barbecued octopus salad

Nov 17 09:05am

Serves
Serves 4

Ingredients

2 cups vegetable oil
1 cup olive oil
4 sprigs fresh oregano
3 cloves garlic
2 tblsps whole black peppercorns
1 long fresh red chilli, split down centre
800g cleaned baby octopus
1 small (about 30cm long) baguette, diced
2 tsps dried oregano
Extra 1 tblsp olive oil
1 radicchio lettuce
200g feta cheese, crumbled
DRESSING
2 medium ripe tomatoes, deseeded and diced
2 tblsps olive oil
1 tblsp balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper, to taste

Method
1 Combine both oils in a large pan and heat until it just starts to smoke. Remove pan from heat. Using tongs, immediately add fresh oregano, garlic, peppercorns, chilli and octopus. (Be careful as oil may splatter.) Cover with a lid and stand mixture for 30 minutes.

2 Meanwhile, toss bread and dried oregano then drizzle with extra olive oil. Place on an oven tray lined with baking paper.

3 Cook in a moderate oven (180C) until golden brown.

4 Remove octopus and discard oil mixture. Cut octopus in half and cook on a heated grill pan until browned. Remove.

5 To make dressing, combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly.

6 Combine octopus, toasted bread, radicchio and feta in a large bowl. Drizzle with dressing.

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1. gr_mastery2 - Mar 20 11:03am

I love the taste of baby octopus & is a favourite when dining out.... though often disappointed by the small few that often grace the plate. Now I can make it myself!
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