How about an octopus salad? Preparing salads is very simple and rich. We can prepare as many different salads as there are days in the year and, with a wide variety of ingredients, they are ideal for both summer and winter, as they are always appetizing.
This time, we share with you a recipe for octopus salad: a seafood preparation also accompanied by prawns, avocado and other healthy and nutritious ingredients. To make it easier to prepare, we recommend using already cooked octopus, they sell the legs in packages and you only have to cut them. Prepare this delicious dish as a starter, snack, appetizer or single dish; it will be great in any way! Discover how to make octopus salad and enjoy.
Ingredients to make Octopus Salad:
- 1 avocado
- 1 package of cooked octopus
- 10 cooked prawns
- 2 lettuce hearts
- 1 piece of green pepper
- 1 piece of red pepper
- 1 spring onion
- 1 jar of olives
For the dressing
- 1 splash of olive oil
- 1 unit of lemon
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 dessert spoon of sweet or spicy paprika
How to make Octopus Salad:
- To make this easy octopus salad, start by slicing the avocado and sprinkling it with a little lemon so it doesn’t brown. Booking.
- Cut the octopus into slices as well. Booking.
- Peel the prawns and reserve them.
- Wash the buds and cut them into slices or pieces. Peel the onion and chop it into small pieces, wash the red and green pepper, cut it into very small pieces.
- Assemble the octopus salad. Arrange lettuce hearts on one side; in the center put all the chopped vegetables, the onion, and the red and green pepper.
- On the other side put the avocado slices, they can be cut into small pieces. Put the peeled or chopped prawns around.
- Add the octopus slices and some olives.
- Prepare the octopus salad dressing. In a bowl put a good splash of olive oil, the juice of a lemon or vinegar, a little salt and a teaspoon of sweet or spicy paprika. Beat everything to mix well.
- Dress the salad and leave a little of the dressing aside for each diner to put on their plate if they wish. Paprika goes very well with octopus, so you can put the paprika on top of it and make the dressing without it. Put it in the fridge until it’s time to eat it so it’s very fresh.
- Octopus salad – Suggestions and other recipes
- For this recipe you can also prepare an octopus and shrimp salad, as the cooked shrimps give a great touch to the salad, in addition to the avocado which, as always, cannot be missing for a great salad. You can prepare it as a starter, for snacking, as an appetizer or as a single dish; In addition, as it is very fresh, it is ideal for summer and to share with friends.
- When serving, you can do it in a fountain or put it in individual plates or wide glasses if you want to enjoy it as a starter. The amounts of ingredients are indicative, as you can change or add others if you like.
