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Balsamic Glazed Octopus with Citrus Salad & Spiced Saffron Mayo

Course: Starter
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

For the octopus

  • 250 g Cooked octopus 2 tentacles
  • 100 ml Balsamic vinegar
  • 50 ml Full bodied red wine
  • 1 Bay leaves
  • 5 g Fresh parsley 1 tbsp, chopped
  • ¼ Lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • Sea salt to taste

For the citrus salad

  • 1 Orange
  • 25 g Chorizo diced
  • 1 tbsp Green olives sliced
  • 1 tsp Capers chopped
  • 5 g Fresh dill chopped
  • 4 Sundried tomatoes sliced
  • 1 tbsp Fresh parsley chopped
  • 1 Endive lettuce trimmed
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • Sea salt to taste
  • Cracked black pepper to taste

For the spiced saffron mayo

  • 1 pinch Saffron
  • 6 tbsp Mayonnaise
  • ¼ Lemon juice
  • 1 pinch Chilli flakes

Method

  • Add the balsamic vinegar, red wine and bay leaf to a pan over a medium heat. Bring to a simmer and reduce until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
  • Combine the saffron, chilli flakes and lemon juice in a small bowl and leave to steep for a few minutes. Stir through the mayonnaise and set aside.
  • Segment half the orange. Dice the chorizo, slice the olives, chop the capers and parsley, and trim the endive lettuce.
  • Squeeze the remaining orange half into a bowl. Whisk in the olive oil and season with sea salt and cracked black pepper.
  • Heat a griddle pan over a medium-high heat. Season the octopus with sea salt and drizzle with olive oil.
  • Sear the octopus for 3–4 minutes until lightly charred and heated through, brushing with the balsamic glaze as it cooks.
  • Add the chorizo to the pan and cook until crisp. Transfer to a bowl with the orange, olives, capers, dill, sundried tomatoes and endive lettuce. Toss with the dressing.
  • Finish the octopus with chopped parsley and lemon juice.
  • Spoon over any remaining glaze and serve with the citrus salad and spiced saffron mayo.