Recipe

Tamarind and chilli octopus salad

Colourful and exciting tamarind and chilli octopus salad from Australian Women's Weekly.

Sep 30, 2009 2:00pm
  • 35 mins cooking
  • Serves 4
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Ingredients

Tamarind and chilli octopus salad
  • 1 kilogram cleaned baby octopus
  • 1 tablespoon tamarind concentrate
  • 1 fresh small red thai chilli, chopped finely
  • 2 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 1 cup (80g) bean sprouts
  • 1 cup (50g) snow pea sprouts
  • 100 gram snow peas, trimmed, sliced thinly lengthways
  • 1 red capsicum (150g), sliced thinly
  • 1 cup loosely packed fresh coriander leaves
Lime and palm sugar dressing
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) peanut oil
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lime rind
  • 2 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon grated palm sugar

Method

Tamarind and chilli octopus salad
  • 1
    Make lime and palm sugar dressing. Combine ingredients in screw-top jar; shake well.
  • 2
    Combine octopus, tamarind, chilli and half the oil in large bowl.
  • 3
    Heat remaining oil in wok; stir-fry octopus, in batches, until cooked.
  • 4
    Combine octopus, dressing and remaining ingredients in large bowl.

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