5 Ways to Make Delicious and Irresistible Spicy and Sour Octopus Salad with Green Onions and Kimchi

Prepare the ingredients

Octopus bought should have its eyes removed, all internal organs discarded, and washed clean before draining.

Lemongrass is washed clean, with part smashed and the rest sliced thinly. Ginger, garlic are peeled, and chili is cleaned and sliced.

Coriander is trimmed, washed, and then cut into short pieces about the length of a finger.

Steam the octopus

Place the cleaned octopus, smashed lemongrass, and sliced ginger into a steamer over high heat until the octopus is cooked, then turn off the heat.

After that, cut the steamed octopus into bite-sized pieces.

Mix the salad dressing

Mix the fish sauce for the salad with the ingredient mixture including: 1.5 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of lime juice, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, and 3 tablespoons of cooled boiled water in a bowl and stir well until the sugar dissolves, then add the chopped chili and garlic.

Completion

Put the cut octopus into a large bowl, add cilantro and sliced lemongrass, mix in fish sauce for salad, and toss well to let the octopus absorb the seasoning. Then serve on a plate for enjoyment.

Final Product

The octopus has a purple color, accompanied by the green of cilantro and the red of chili, making the dish extremely eye-catching, enhanced by the strong aroma of lemongrass and ginger.

When eaten, the octopus is crispy and sweet, with a delicious sweet and sour taste. Enjoying it with rice crackers is wonderful.

Prepare the ingredients

Clean the octopus by removing the eyes and internal organs, then rinse with water and let it drain.

Remove the roots and wilted parts from the green onions, then rinse them clean.

Boil the green onions

Place a pot of water on the stove and bring it to a boil on high heat, when the water boils, add the green onions to blanch, once the onions change color, turn off the heat and remove the onions to a plate.

Boiled Octopus

Use the pot of water from earlier to blanch the scallions, add the octopus to boil over medium heat until it is cooked, then remove it to a bowl.

Then cut it into bite-sized pieces.

Completion

Take each scallion stalk and wrap it around each piece of octopus like that until the last piece of octopus!

Final Product

So you have completed the scallion octopus salad, with the arrangement of scallions wrapped around the octopus looking very eye-catching and unique. The octopus is tender and sweet, served with a fragrant scallion flavor that is very delicious.

Dip the octopus with a little chili sauce or garlic chili fish sauce for better taste!

Prepare the ingredients

Clean the octopus by removing the eyes and internal organs, rinse thoroughly with water, and let it drain. Then cut into bite-sized pieces.

Wash the cucumber, cut it in half horizontally, and slice it thinly.

Use scissors to cut the kimchi into pieces about 2 fingers long. Clean the chili and coriander, then chop them finely.

Grilling the octopus

Marinate the cut octopus with a mixture of spices including: 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1 tablespoon of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, chopped chili and coriander, then mix well and let the octopus marinate for 30 minutes to absorb the flavors.

Finally, place the octopus on the grill and grill over medium heat until the octopus is cooked evenly, then serve on a plate.

Mixing vegetables

Mix the chopped kimchi and shredded cucumber with 1 teaspoon of soy sauce.

Completion

Place the mixed vegetables at the bottom of the plate, then add the grilled octopus on top, and sprinkle a little cilantro on the surface to finish.

Final product

The octopus kimchi salad is now complete, incredibly fragrant and attractive, with the grilled octopus having a bright red color, combined with the color of kimchi, making it very eye-catching.

When eaten, the salad has a sweet and sour taste, the octopus is crispy and fragrant, accompanied by a bit of the spiciness of kimchi and the refreshing taste of cucumber, which is excellent. It is best enjoyed with rice crackers.

Prepare the ingredients

After purchasing, wash the octopus tentacles thoroughly and blanch them in boiling water for about 3 – 4 minutes until they are just cooked. Avoid boiling for too long as it will make the octopus tough and lose its flavor. After blanching, slice the octopus into bite-sized pieces.

Wash the mango and carrot, peel them, cut the mango into bite-sized pieces, and shred the carrot.

Mixing the dressing

You put into the mortar, 1 tablespoon of Tây Ninh shrimp salt, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of chili, and 2 tablespoons of garlic, then pound them evenly. Next, add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce and 30ml of calamansi juice into the mixture, and stir well.

Mixing the octopus tentacle salad

You put the mango, carrot, and prepared squid into a bowl, then add the mixed dressing and proceed to mix thoroughly for the flavors to absorb, finally serve the salad on a plate and enjoy.

Finished Product

Octopus tentacle salad is incredibly eye-catching, with a crunchy and sweet flavor, and a sour and spicy taste that stimulates the taste buds. You can enjoy this dish with rice crackers or crispy rice cakes for an extra delicious experience! Wish you all success in making it.

Prepare Ingredients

After purchasing the octopus, wash it thoroughly with salt to remove the fishy smell and cut off the ink sac for cleaning. Then, boil the octopus with lemongrass and ginger on low heat for about 8 minutes. After boiling, soak the octopus in ice to make it crunchier.

Divide the kumquat into 2 parts, one part to squeeze for kumquat juice, and the other part to cut into small slices.

Wash and peel the carrot and mango, then cut them into long pieces suitable for eating. Cut a bit of chili to add color to the salad. Slice some lemongrass into round pieces for mixing into the salad.

Making fish sauce with lime

You prepare a little chopped chili in a bowl, add 6 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, 3 tablespoons of sugar, and you can adjust the amount of sugar to your taste. Mix the ingredients well and then pour the mixture into a pan and bring to a boil until the sugar dissolves. Once the sugar is completely dissolved, add 5 tablespoons of lime juice and stir well, then turn off the heat.

Mixing the salad

Cut the octopus into bite-sized pieces and place them in a large bowl. Add the lime, mango, carrot, and lemongrass that you have prepared. Once all the ingredients are in the bowl, pour in the lime juice and mix well. For the first time, add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce and mix well; for the second time, add 3 more tablespoons and mix again so that all the ingredients absorb the flavors evenly.

Final Product

The salad after mixing absorbs all the spices, with the chewy and crunchy octopus served with mango that has a very appetizing sour taste. You can accompany it with shrimp chips to enhance the flavor of the dish.