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Mauritius Octopus Salad (Salde Ourite)

Course Salad
Cuisine Mauritius
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 4
Author International Cuisine

Ingredients

  • 1 octopus
  • 4 scallions
  • 1 red chili minced
  • 1/2 cucumber
  • 1 " ginger peeled and minced
  • 1/4 cup fresh coriander/cilantro chopped
  • 1/2 yellow pepper
  • 1/2 red pepper
  • 2 to matoes
  • For the dressing:
  • 3 Tablespoons mustard seed
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon white vinegar
  • Juice of two limes
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • cook the octopus in salted water with a wine cork for about on hour until tender.
  • While the octopus is cooking mix together the dressing ingredients and set aside
  • Rinse well and remove excess skin and slice the octopus into bite size pieces
  • Cut all vegetables into strips.
  • Put all the ingredients into a bowl and toss gently with the dressing.
  • Enjoy!