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BBQ Octopus with Avocado, Chilli and Mango Salad Recipe

Celebrity chef, author & restaurateur, Adrian Richardson, cooks his BBQ Baby Octopus with Avocado, Chilli and Mango Salad recipe over Heat Beads® BBQ Briquettes on highly rated TV show Good Chef Bad Chef.

Ingredients

  • 1kg baby octopus or large octopus apron 1.5kg (ask your fishmonger to clean it).
    If using large octopus, blanch first in water then simmer in olive oil.

Marinade:

  • 1 tablespoon dill
  • 1 long red chilli, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, grated
  • olive oil
  • pepper

Salad:

  • 1 mango, diced
  • 1 papaya, diced
  • 2 avocado, sliced
  • ¼ red onion, sliced
  • 1 long red chilli
  • 1 tablespoon deep fried shallots
  • 1 spring onion, sliced
  • 1 pinch dried oregano
  • 1 handful coriander leaves
  • 1 handful continental parsley leaves
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 2 tablespoon finger limes
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Method

01

Place the octopus in a bowl with the marinade ingredients and allow it to sit for 20 minutes.

02

Drain off the excess oil and place the octopus on a hot BBQ.

03

Once the tentacles have curled back, turn the octopus over and cook until tender.

04

For the salad, toss all the ingredients together in a bowl and serve with the BBQ octopus.

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