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CHARGRILLED OCTOPUS PERSILLADE

Persillade, a French classic, is a mixture of parsley, garlic and vinegar, and lends a deliciously acidic tang to juicy barbecued octopus

Serves 4 A LITTLE EFFORT 30 mins + 1 hr, to boil the octopus

WHAT YOU NEED OCTOPUS

1kg fresh hand-caught octopus, cleaned
1 small brown onion, peeled
2 dried bay leaves
7 – 8 whole black peppercorns 120ml olive oil

PERSILLADE

2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp white wine vinegar
2 garlic cloves, sliced
10 caperberries
30g flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
sea salt flakes and freshly ground
black pepper

TO SERVE

lemon wedges
chunky cucumber salad
crusty bread

HOW TO DO IT

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