Octopus Salad with Roasted Shallot Dressing

octopus

🥗Healthier: squid

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Squid is lower in calories, while canned tuna is more affordable.

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Goat cheese is lower in fat, while ricotta is often less expensive.

Boil the octopus legs until tender, then grill them.

Prepare the salad by julienning the green papaya, spring onions, and red chilli.

Chop the celery and white onion, and prepare the bouquet garni.

In a bowl, combine the salad ingredients: green papaya, spring onions, red chilli, coriander leaves, mint leaves, roasted peanuts, and crispy fried shallots.

For the dressing, dry roast the shallots and fry the dried red chillies until crispy.

In a bowl, mix the roasted shallots, fried chillies, caster sugar, lime juice, and fish sauce to taste.

Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine.

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