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- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- From: mikeb@radonc.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Octopus Salad
- Message-ID: <CH5zF5.Huw@ucdavis.edu>
- Organization: UC Davis
- References: <ZURW9T5@taronga.com>
- Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1993 19:01:06 GMT
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- Try this one -- the original recipie called for squid, but octopus should
- work as well...
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- Mexican Octopus Salad
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- 2 lb cleaned, cooked octopus, cut in 1 inch pieces or smaller
- 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and sliced in bite sized strips
- 3/4 cup cooked corn kernals
- 1 small can (9 oz) kidney beans, drained
- Romaine lettuce leaves
- salt/pepper
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- Cook octopus in boiling water until opaque (not too long, probably less
- than 1 minute). Drain, rinse in cold water and pat dry. (Remove skin if
- desired). Cut to size.
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- Prepare Chile Dressing:
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- mix 1/2 cup salad oil, 1/3 cup lemon juice, 1 1/2 teaspoons _each_
- dry oregano and ground cumin and 1 or two jalapeno or serrano
- chiles, seeded and minced.
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- Mix octopus, dressing, bell peppers, corn and beans. Top lettuce with
- salad mixture, season with salt and pepper to taste.
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