BBQ Octopus with Avocado, Chilli and Mango Salad Recipe
Celebrity chef, author & restaurateur, Adrian Richardson, cooks his BBQ Baby Octopus with Avocado, Chilli and Mango Salad recipe over Heat Beads® BBQ Briquettes on highly rated TV show Good Chef Bad Chef.
Ingredients
- 1kg baby octopus or large octopus apron 1.5kg (ask your fishmonger to clean it).
If using large octopus, blanch first in water then simmer in olive oil.
Marinade:
- 1 tablespoon dill
- 1 long red chilli, sliced
- 1 teaspoon garlic, grated
- olive oil
- pepper
Salad:
- 1 mango, diced
- 1 papaya, diced
- 2 avocado, sliced
- ¼ red onion, sliced
- 1 long red chilli
- 1 tablespoon deep fried shallots
- 1 spring onion, sliced
- 1 pinch dried oregano
- 1 handful coriander leaves
- 1 handful continental parsley leaves
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 1 lime, juiced
- 2 tablespoon finger limes
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Method
01
Place the octopus in a bowl with the marinade ingredients and allow it to sit for 20 minutes.
02
Drain off the excess oil and place the octopus on a hot BBQ.
03
Once the tentacles have curled back, turn the octopus over and cook until tender.
04
For the salad, toss all the ingredients together in a bowl and serve with the BBQ octopus.