Portuguese octopus salad

Ingredients

• 1 kg cleaned octopus
• 1 red onion
• 1 small pepper
• 1 bunch parsley
• 90 ml olive oil
• 30 ml white wine vinegar
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt and pepper

Step-by-step method

1. Simmer octopus in water with bay until fully cooked and tender, around 40–60 minutes depending on size.
2. Drain, cool promptly and cut into bite-sized pieces.
3. Finely chop onion, pepper and parsley and add to the octopus.
4. Dress with olive oil, vinegar and pepper; taste before salting.
5. Refrigerate promptly and serve chilled, keeping cooked seafood safely cold.