I don’t know about you, but I LOVE octopus. We are fortunate enough to have access to great Adriatic octopus from our local fisherman, in fact, they are so fresh they’re often still alive when we buy them. If you’re looking for a recipe for octopus salad, look no further.
This octopus salad recipe is absolutely delish and can be a stand-alone meal or a side dish. This octopus salad is a very simple dish to prepare; the only trick is cooking the octopus. You need to cook it until it becomes tender; which can take some time. Nobody wants to eat chewy octopus – am I right? You also need to purchase a medium to large size octopus – so steer clear of baby octopus for this recipe.
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Croatian Octopus Salad Recipe
Here is our recipe for easy-to-make Croatian octopus salad. Enjoy.
Ingredients
- 2.5 kg medium or large octopus - cleaned (5.5 lbs)
- 1.5 kg waxy potatoes (3.3 lbs)
- 1 large Spanish onion, finely sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely diced
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Parsley, finely chopped
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
- Take a large pot and put your octopus and potatoes, with their skins on, inside and fill it 2/3 of the way with cold water. Add a pinch of salt to the water
- Bring the water to a boil and then simmer until the potatoes are tender. Remove the potatoes and allow them to drain
- Leave the octopus to boil until it becomes tender; this can take some time, so be patient. You will need to keep checking on the octopus and may need to add more water to keep it covered in water. It will take around 45 minutes to an hour
- Once your potatoes have cooled enough to handle them, you need to remove the skins and slice them into a large salad bowl. You want the potato pieces to be somewhat chunky to hold their form
- Once the octopus is tender, remove it from the water and allow it to cool
- Chop up the octopus and add to the salad bowl
- Now add the garlic, Spanish onion, and parsley and a generous amount of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Delicately mix all the ingredients and season with salt and pepper. Remember to taste the salad to determine how much seasoning you need
My kind of food:-) !
And easy to make on the road :D
I like to use a bit of greek basil instead of parsley!
NIce touch !!!
the squid in Dalmatia are huge and great for bbq’s.. the best… wish I had some now!
I am waiting for invite
Exactly haw I make it to but use less potatoes !!
terrible (for a carnivore like me); I always say ” it has to have two or four legs for me, no more, no less”.
note to self cook meat for Pim!
Octopus is going to start showing up on “superfoods” lists. But on Hvar, we knew that already.
Više hobotnice i manje krumpira..0v0 je moje jel0..mogla bi jesti ov0 svaki dan i ribe na žaru
We have a big family… :D
We make it all the time and with the squid too
Yummy!!! We need to eat ours
Throw away potatoes ánd octopus and start slow cooking a seagull instead.
That’s terible ????????????????
Good recipe please pas it on to restaurants in Dalmatia most of them use 2.5 kg potatoes & 1.0 kg octopus!!!!
Ohhh yeah, too many potatoes I agree……
potatoes cheaper then octopus lol
Just got a thing about eating Octopus (it’s the tentacles) can be done with squid right?
Yes just don’t over cook it! Nice with cuttlefish ????????????????
he said yes… squid or cuttlefish… so yay, for it.
Hobotnica salata my fav!
That looks yummy
got to make this again soon
Oh God! Yummmmmm!
Yummy!