Octopus Salad

11 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 5 lbs baby octopus
  • salt
  • 2 cups finely chopped celery
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tablespoon fresh basil leaf, snipped
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 15 pitted california black olives
  • 5 garlic cloves, sliced
  • fresh ground black pepper

Directions

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    ["Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the octopus to the water, two at a time. When the water returns to a boil, remove the octopus and set aside to cool. Repeat with the remaining octopus.", "Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add salt. Add the octopus and simmer until the meat is tender, 20 to 40 minutes. Drain and chill under cold running water. Cut off any non-fleshy parts including the \"beak\"" and discard. Cut into bite-size pieces.""

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