Vegetable salad with octopus

2 servings

20 minutes

Vegetable salad with octopus is a harmony of freshness and marine flavor inspired by Pan-Asian cuisine. This recipe combines tender octopus meat, crunchy vegetables, and a spicy dressing based on lemon and lime juice, soy sauce, and kimchi paste. The octopuses are first boiled and then sautéed with oyster sauce for a rich flavor. Lettuce leaves, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes create a fresh base while olives and sesame add interesting textures. The dressing adds brightness to the dish while dill finishes it off with an aromatic touch. This salad is perfect for a summer lunch or light dinner served with a glass of white wine. It combines the softness of seafood with refreshing spiciness, turning the meal into a culinary journey.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 195.7
• Proteins: 18.1g
• Fats: 9g
• Carbohydrates: 9.6g

Ingredients

• Little octopuses: 10 pc
• Cucumbers: 100 g
• Cherry tomatoes: 100 g
• Romaine lettuce: 100 g
• Olives: 20 g
• Dill: 5 g
• Sesame: 5 g
• Lemon: 0.3 pc
• Lime: 0.3 pc
• Olive oil: 10 ml
• Soy sauce: 5 ml
• Kimchi paste: 5 g
• Oyster sauce: 1 tsp

Cooking steps

1. Boil the octopuses for 15 minutes. While the octopuses are boiling, move on to the next steps.

   Required ingredients:

   • Little octopuses: 10 pieces

2. Wash and dry the salad leaves, dill, cucumbers, tomatoes, lemon, and lime. Then tear the salad leaves by hand.

   Required ingredients:

   • Romaine lettuce: 100 g
   • Dill: 5 g
   • Cucumbers: 100 g
   • Cherry tomatoes: 100 g
   • Lemon: 0.3 piece
   • Lime: 0.3 piece

3. Clean and slice the cucumbers into half-moons.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cucumbers: 100 g

4. Cut the cherry tomatoes into 2 or 4 pieces.

   Required ingredients:

   • Cherry tomatoes: 100 g

5. Squeeze juice from the lemon and lime.

   Required ingredients:

   • Lemon: 0.3 piece
   • Lime: 0.3 piece

6. Prepare the dressing by mixing lemon and lime juice, soy sauce, olive oil, and kimchi sauce.

   Required ingredients:

   • Lemon: 0.3 piece
   • Lime: 0.3 piece
   • Soy sauce: 5 ml
   • Olive oil: 10 ml
   • Kimchi paste: 5 g

7. Finely chop the dill. Cut the olives in half.

   Required ingredients:

   • Dill: 5 g
   • Olives: 20 g

8. Once the octopuses are ready, drain the water and cut them into small pieces.

   Required ingredients:

   • Little octopuses: 10 pieces

9. Heat olive oil in a pan and fry the octopuses for a minute. Then add oyster sauce, mix, and fry for another minute.

   Required ingredients:

   • Olive oil: 10 ml
   • Little octopuses: 10 pieces
   • Oyster sauce: 1 teaspoon

10. Mix the salad leaves, cucumbers, tomatoes, octopuses, and dressing in a bowl.

    Required ingredients:

    • Romaine lettuce: 100 g
    • Cucumbers: 100 g
    • Cherry tomatoes: 100 g
    • Little octopuses: 10 pieces
    • Lemon: 0.3 piece
    • Lime: 0.3 piece
    • Soy sauce: 5 ml
    • Olive oil: 10 ml
    • Kimchi paste: 5 g

11. Arrange the salad on flat plates, sprinkle with sesame, olives, and dill, and serve immediately.

    Required ingredients:

    • Sesame: 5 g
    • Olives: 20 g
    • Dill: 5 g