Lime And Coriander Octopus Food

CHARRED OCTOPUS WITH CHILLI AND LIME ROMESCO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Put the peppers and chilli into a roasting dish, pour over 2 tbsp of the olive oil, season and toss. Remove the chilli and set to one side. Roast the peppers for 20 minutes, then turn them and add the chilli. Roast for another 20-25 minutes until everything is charred and tender. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. Peel the skins off the chilli and peppers, and discard the seeds from the pepper. If you like your sauce spicy, keep the chilli seeds, otherwise discard.
• Put the almonds into a blender and whizz until fine. Add the peppers, chilli, coriander, garlic and lime juice. Season well and blend to a smooth sauce.
• Heat a griddle pan over a high heat until very hot. Rub the remaining oil over the octopus and griddle for 2-3 minutes on both sides until the tips of the tentacles are crispy. Serve immediately with the sauce and lime wedges for squeezing.

LIME AND CORIANDER COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Finely grate zest of the lime then squeeze the juice out.
• Chop the coriander.
• Boil the chicken stock and lime jiuce together.
• Add couscous to stock.
• Allow to sit 5 minutes then fluff with a fork.
• Add zest and coriander and mix to combine.
• Good hot or cold.

OCTOPUS SALAD WITH SCALLION AND LIME

Steps:

• Cut tentacles from octopus and discard head. Coarsely chop carrots, onion, and celery. In a large kettle cover octopus, carrots, onion, celery, parsley, peppercorns, cloves, and bay leaf with water and bring to a boil. Simmer mixture, covered, 40 minutes, or until octopus is tender. Remove kettle from heat and cool mixture 30 minutes.
• Transfer octopus with tongs to a colander and discard cooking liquid and vegetable mixture. Rub octopus gently under cold running water to remove as much of purple outer coating as possible without removing suction cups. Drain octopus and cut crosswise into paper-thin slices. Octopus may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• In a bowl stir together all marinade ingredients. Transfer half of marinade to another bowl and reserve, covered and chilled. Add octopus to remaining marinade, tossing to combine. Marinate octopus, covered and chilled, 1 day. Bring octopus to room temperature before proceeding. With a slotted spoon transfer octopus and chili to bowl of reserved marinade and discard any remaining used marinade. Marinate octopus, covered and chilled, 1 day more. Bring octopus to room temperature before proceeding.
• In a small bowl stir together yogurt and lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Chill sauce, covered, until ready to assemble salad.
• Cut mint and coriander leaves into thin shreds. Peel and seed tomato. Diagonally cut scallions crosswise into thin slices and cut tomato, bell pepper, and cucumber into julienne strips.
• Transfer octopus to another bowl and discard marinade and chili. Toss octopus with shredded mint and coriander, tomato, scallions, bell pepper, cucumber, 2 tablespoons sauce, and salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour a small amount of sauce onto centers of 4 chilled plates. Mound one fourth octopus salad in center of 1 plate. (If using ring mold, put it in center of plate, fill it with one fourth octopus salad, and carefully remove mold.) Repeat procedure with remaining 3 plates. Garnish salads with mint and drizzle with some sauce. Serve any remaining sauce on the side.