How To Make Grilled Octopus & White Bean Salad

How To Make Grilled Octopus & White Bean Salad

Grilled Octopus & White Bean Salad Recipe. An unusual seafood dish that provides an offbeat alternative to the typical salad. Enjoy our Grilled Octopus & White Bean Salad recipe.

You Will Need

• 250 g white beans , pre-soaked
• 1 carrot , cut in half
• ½ bulb of garlic
• ½ an onion
• A few sprigs of thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 300 ml chicken stock
• 300 ml water
• 250 g cooked octopus
• 1 Tbsp sweet paprika
• 1 red onion , sliced
• 4 thin slices of cured ham , chopped
• 100 g rocket (arugula)
• 50 ml olive oil
• 1 Tbsp sherry vinegar
• salt and pepper
• 1 saucepan
• 1 grill pan
• 1 pair of tongs
• 1 spoon
• 1 large bowl

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Step 1:

Cook the beans

To the saucepan, add the white beans, chicken stock, water, carrot halves, onion, garlic bulb, thyme, and bay leaves. Allow the ingredients to simmer for 30-45 minutes until the white beans are soft to touch.

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Step 2:

Finish the white beans

Remove the beans from the heat and allow them to cool in the saucepan.

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Step 3:

Preheat the grill pan

Turn the hob on high and leave the grill pan to preheat for 5 minutes.

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Step 4:

Season the octopus

Add half of the olive oil and half of the sweet paprika to the octopus and season with salt and pepper. Finally, mix together until the octopus is fully seasoned.

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Step 5:

Grill the octopus

Add the octopus to the grill plan and cook for 20 seconds on each side, ensuring that there is room between each piece. Continue until all of the octopus has been cooked.

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Step 6:

Finish the salad

Leaving the liquid and the vegetables in the pan, spoon out the beans and add to the octopus. Add the cured ham, red onion, sherry vinegar, rocket and the remainder of the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper and the rest of the sweet paprika. Mix well.

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Step 7:

Serve the salad

Place the salad on a large serving dish and enjoy.