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Portuguese Octopus Salad
Gourmet Recipe

Name: Portuguese Octopus Salad Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 10 ounces (3 jars) canned octopus; 1 onion(s); 0.5 lemon(s); 2 bell pepper(s); 4 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons white vinegar; 4 sprigs parsley; to taste salt; to taste, fresh cracked pepper

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This fresh and light Octopus Salad recipe or Portuguese Salada de Polvo will transport you to the Portugal's coast with its burst of flavors!

Cooking Time

Total Time

15 min

Preparation Time

5 min

Cooking Time

10 min

Ingredients

Need to adjust?

Serves:

10 ounces (3 jars)canned octopus

1onion(s)

0.5lemon(s)

2bell pepper(s)

4 tablespoonsolive oil

2 tablespoonswhite vinegar

4 sprigsparsley

to tastesalt

to taste, fresh crackedpepper

Servings & Nutrition

Servings

Serving Size

100 g

Calories

284

Protein

14.5 g

Fat

3 g

Carbohydrates

8.6

Saturated Fat

3 g

Cholesterol

41 mg

Fiber

1.6 g

Sodium

261 mg

Sugar

2.9 g

Please note that I am not a nutritionist. The nutrition information is provided for reference only.

Ingredients

10 ounces (3 jars) canned octopus
250 grams
1 onion(s)
0.5 lemon(s)
juice from half of the lemon
2 bell pepper(s)
red and yellow
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons white vinegar
4 sprigs parsley
to taste salt
to taste, fresh cracked pepper

If you are a seafood lover you will absolutely enjoy this fresh and light Portuguese Octopus Salad or Salada de Polvo in Portuguese.

This salad is very delicious and works great as an appetizer. It is usually served with fresh bread or crackers.

Octopus takes a huge part in Portuguese cuisine, not as big as a codfish, but still pretty massive.

There are many recipes that you can make with it – baked, grilled, and even stewed.

This Portuguese Octopus salad doesn’t require many ingredients. You only need fresh bell pepper, onion, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper, and parsley. If you are not a fan of peppers, you may omit them.

Can I use canned octopus?

Yes. In fact, I like to use canned octopus here, too. It makes it very easy to make this fancy appetizer in just 10 minutes.

Simply chop the vegetables and add your canned octopus, mix all the ingredients and your Salada de Polvo is ready.

Your guests will be impressed and you will not be disappointed either.

Is it possible to use a fresh octopus?

Yes, it is. You can buy a fresh octopus and boil it for thirty minutes until the tentacles are soft.

Then, cut them into pieces, and unless the octopus is as chewy as a rubber, you’ve cooked your octopus to perfection!

Can I use frozen octopus?

Absolutely. Defrost the octopus completely, clean it if it wasn’t cleaned before, and cook in water with a small onion.

How many servings?

You can serve one octopus of 2 pounds (or 1 kilogram) to a party of up to 12 people. But I am using this recipe in particular to feed up to 4 people.

What does octopus salad pair with?

Enjoy this fresh and juicy Portuguese Octopus Salad with a piece of bread and a glass of white wine.

Recipe Videos

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Recipe steps

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Step 1. Gather ingredients 1 min

Prepare all the ingredients.

Step 2. Chop peppers 1 min

Chop the yellow and red pepper.

Step 3. Chop Onion 1 min

Peel and chop the onion.

Step 4. Chop Parsley & Combine 2 min

Chop the parsley. Combine all the ingredients with the canned octopus in a bowl.

Step 5. Add olive oil 1 min

Add the olive oil to the bowl with other ingredients.

Step 6. Add vinegar 1 min

Add the white vinegar to the bowl with other ingredients.

Step 7. Add lemon juice 1 min

Add the lemon juice to the bowl with other ingredients.

Step 8. Season 1 min

Add the salt and pepper, and mix the salad.