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🐙 Octopus with Fava

Grilled octopus tentacles on warm fava, finished with olive oil, cherry tomato and red onion.

Molluscs

Ingredients

  • •150g octopus tentacle (2 tentacles)
  • •5g Fish spice
  • •2g Oregano
  • •15ml Oil
  • •100g Fava
  • •10ml Olive oil

Garnish

  • •1 lemon wedge
  • •2g cherry tomatoes
  • •1g red onion slices

Equipment

  • Chopping board
  • Knife
  • Pot
  • Flat top grill

Method

  1. 1Prepare the tentacles: cover with water, add 3 bay leaves, 6 whole peppercorns and 1 whole onion. Cover and cook 50–55 minutes until easily pierced with a fork.
  2. 2Remove and cool immediately in ice to stop the cooking.
  3. 3Grill the whole tentacles and season with fish spice and oregano.
  4. 4Grill the onions and cherry tomatoes.
  5. 5Plate the fava, place the octopus on top and garnish with cherry tomato and red onion.
  6. 6Drizzle olive oil on top.

Plating

Starter pan. Takeaway: soup and salad bowl.

Bowl