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Baby Octopus and Potato Salad

Tender boiled baby octopus, briefly seared until the tips crisp, laid over waxy potatoes and celery in a lemony dressing. A simple summer plate, good warm or at room temperature.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total1 h 8 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 tspblack peppercorns
  • 2 leavesbay leaves
  • 750 gbaby octopus, cleaned and tenderised (freezing it first helps)
  • 45 mlextra virgin olive oil, divided
  • 750 gwaxy potatoes, scrubbed, skins on
  • 1 stalkcelery, trimmed and thinly sliced
  • 1lemon, juiced
  • 2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, very finely chopped
  • to tastefine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Diet

  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Mollusk shellfish
  • Celery
  • Octopus
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Potato (white)
  • Parsley
  • Bay leaf
  • Black and white pepper

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Chewy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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