Octopus Salad

Submitted by Isa and Mario

Ingredients:

*1 4.5 pound fresh octopus (serves 8 entre size)

*3 cloves of garlic
*1 large sweet onion
*hand full parsley
*1 orange sweet pepper
*1 red sweet pepper
*1 yellow sweet pepper
*1 bottle of red vinegar
*olive oil
*balsamic vinegar
*salt to taste

Method:

(in a large pan that fits the octopus at least 2 inches high)

-rinse the octopus with water
-place it in the pan
-fill the pan with enough red vinigar to cover most of the octopus
-heat oven to 500f
-place the octopus in the oven for 1:15

(to check for tendernous, stick a fork in to the thicker part of the
octopus if it penetrates easily its done, if not place back in the
over for another 15 min)

-once cooked, let it cool and sit in the red vinegar for about 8 hours.
-heat BBQ to high
-drain the red vinigar from the pan
-mix 2 parts olive oil to 1 part balsamic in a bowl and salt it (enough
to brush over the octopus)
-place the octopus in the BBQ on high heat, let it char for 5 min each
-side while basting with the octopus with the olive oil and balsamic

-mix
-once cooked let it cool

dice in to a bowl:
*3 cloves of garlic
*1 large sweet onion
*hand full chopped parsley
*1/2 orange sweet pepper
*1/2 red sweet pepper
*1/2 yellow sweet pepper


-slice the cooled octopus, and place it in the same bowl as all the
diced ingredients. 

-add the same olive oil and balsamic dressing to the bowl (not too much so that it accumulates at the bottom of the bowl)

-MIX!

Enjoy with your favorite chilled white wine!