Name: Octopus With Pak Choi
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 400 g cooked octopus tentacles (sliced lengthwise); 2 pak choi; Lemon juice (to taste); Extra virgin olive oil (to taste); Salt (to taste); Black pepper (to taste)

Octopus With Pak Choi

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

400 g cooked octopus tentacles sliced lengthwise
2 pak choi
Lemon juice to taste
Extra virgin olive oil to taste
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste

Method

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and blanch pak choi for a couple of minutes. Drain and set aside.
In the meantime, slice the octopus tentacles lengthwise.
In a small bowl, combine lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix with a fork to combine.
Arrange pak choi on serving plate and top with octopus tentacles.
Season with previously prepared dressing.
Serve and enjoy.

Notes

Additional tips

If you cannot buy only tentacles, cook 1,5 kg octopus in boiling water for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until tender.
To cook it faster, use cook two small octopus. If you use frozen octopus, the meat will be more tender.
You can season octopus carpaccio and pak choi with balsamic vinegar glaze.