🇬🇷 Greek

Octopus Marinata

Name: Octopus Marinata
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1/2, thinly sliced Onion; 1, juiced Lemon; 3 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 tsp Dried Oregano; 400 g Octopus; handful, torn Fresh Dill

🇬🇷 Greek

Marinated octopus in lemon and oregano oil — ready cold, better the next day. About 15 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 0 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1/2, thinly sliced
Lemon1, juiced
Olive Oil3 tbsp
Dried Oregano1 tsp
Octopus400 g
Fresh Dillhandful, torn

Instructions

1
Whisk the lemon juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.
2
Prepare the octopus — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.
3
Toss the octopus with the onion, fresh dill and the dressing just before serving.
4
Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of lemon if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the dried oregano in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Grilled Octopus with Lemon and Herb Marinade. · on YouTube