Greek Grilled Octopus with Lemon Sauce

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    1 hr 10 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 25 mins

  • Servings

    4 servings

  • Course

    Appetizer

  • Cuisine

    Greek

Greek Grilled Octopus with Lemon Sauce

A summer appetizer with wonderful taste from Greece. Grilled octopus with olive oil & lemon sauce!

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Ingredients

Servings

Grilled octopus:

  • 1.5 kg octopus
  • 1 medium onion sliced
  • 1 fennel sliced
  • 1 celery stick finely chopped
  • 1 Florina pepper cut into cubes (or red bell peppers)
  • 1 carrot cut into thin slices
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ tbsp peppercorns
  • extra virgin olive oil

For the olive oil & lemon sauce:

  • 60 ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 20 ml fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • salt
  • pepper
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Instructions

Lemon sauce:

  1. In a bowl, put the olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon juice, oregano and mix well with a hand whisk.

Grilled octopus:

  1. In a deep pot, add a little olive oil, the onion, fennel, celery, carrot, Florina pepper, bay leaves and pepper.
  2. Place the octopus over the vegetables, from which we have separated the tentacles and the head by spreading it evenly.
  3. Turn the heat to medium-low and cover with the lid and boil for about 1 hour, until the octopus is soft.
  4. Check with the knife, after 1 hour, to see if it is ready. When ready, remove from heat and allow to cool.
  5. After the tentacles are cooled, put them on skewer sticks and set aside.
  6. Place a pan over medium heat and let it heat. Once heated, add a little oil and fry the tentacles for 2 to 3 minutes.
  7. Serve hot or cold with the lemon sauce.

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