Low Carb Octopus and Celery Salad
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A low carb, simple, yet delightfully fresh and tasty starter to impress your guests with.
Author: Antya
Recipe type: Starter
Cuisine: Low Carb. Ketogenic. LCHF. Grain Free. Gluten Free.
Yield: 4
Ingredients
- 600g octopus
- 4 celery stalks
- 4 tablespoons fresh parsley
- 1 large lemon (juice only - add zest if you prefer a stronger lemony flavour)
- 70g extra virgin olive oil (U.S. option HERE)
- fine Himalayan pink salt (U.S. option HERE)
- finely ground black pepper
Instructions
- rinse octopus under cold running water and place it in a large pot, then add enough cold water for the octopus to be submerged.
- cover with lid and place on high heat.
- when water starts to boil, turn heat down and let it simmer for 40 mins.
- when 40 mins are up, remove the octopus immediately and set it aside to cool.
- remove strings from celery stalks and chop into small pieces (about ½ cm); keep some leaves for decoration.
- juice the lemon and strain it into a glass, then blend in extra virgin olive oil; add salt and pepper to taste.
- cut the octopus into small chunks (about 2 cm) and transfer to a medium bowl.
- add chopped celery and lemon dressing.
- mix well, adjust seasoning to taste, and serve with lemon wedges and reserved celery leaves.
Notes
Best prepared a few hours in advance.
Best eaten within 24 hours.
Metric kitchen scales are an inexpensive yet invaluable gadget to ensure accurate measurement of ingredients. Store them upright in a cupboard or over your worktop and they'll only take up a tiny bit of space. Click HERE for the ones I use. For U.S. option click HERE.
Best eaten within 24 hours.
Metric kitchen scales are an inexpensive yet invaluable gadget to ensure accurate measurement of ingredients. Store them upright in a cupboard or over your worktop and they'll only take up a tiny bit of space. Click HERE for the ones I use. For U.S. option click HERE.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 Calories: 276 Fat: 18g Net Carbs: 5g Protein: 23g
Recipe by Queen Keto at https://queenketo.com/low-carb-octopus-and-celery-salad/