Barbecued octopus with coriander and sweet chilli

This delicious octopus spring inspired recipe is only 8 ProPoints per serve.

Ingredients (serves 4)

1kg cleaned baby octopus
½ cup (125ml) sweet chilli sauce
2 Tbsp lime juice
1 Tbsp salt-reduced soy sauce
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 ½ Tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander
2 Tbsp finely chopped unsalted cashews

Method

Place octopus in a large saucepan of boiling water and cook for 1–2 minutes or until almost cooked through. Drain, then refresh octopus under cold water.
Place 1⁄3 cup (80ml) sweet chilli sauce, lime juice, soy sauce, garlic and ginger in a large bowl. Add octopus, turning to coat. Stand for 15 minutes. Combine remaining chilli sauce and 2 teaspoons water in a small bowl.
Lightly spray a barbecue or chargrill pan with oil and heat over medium-high heat. Remove octopus from marinade and cook for 2–3 minutes or until tentacles are charred. Transfer to a serving platter and sprinkle with coriander and cashews. Drizzle over chilli sauce mix and serve with rice.

Notes

Serve with 0 ProPoints value bok choy or other steamed Asian greens and steamed Jasmine rice. Add 4 ProPoints values per serve for ½ cup (85g) cooked rice.

45 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 01 Mar 2022
    1:04 pm
Might be interesting to try

- - tessie said
  - 20 Aug 2017
    9:43 pm
Sounds very upmarket but not my type of dish. I’m sure many will enjoy it though

- - mom19782016 said
  - 20 Aug 2017
    1:05 pm
Delicious! Where does everyone get their baby octopus from thought?

- - mom101628 said
  - 18 Aug 2017
    9:55 pm
Delightful recipe – thanks for sharing.

- - mom71820 said
  - 18 Aug 2017
    6:32 pm
Looks delicious! Although I just can’t bring myself to eat little octopus… I’ll use calamari instead, doesn’t look like I’m eating an animal ????

- - rovermum said
  - 17 Aug 2017
    4:38 pm
Ooh, a little adventurous for me. I’d probably need to try it first before I attempted to make it myself.

- - mom81879 said
  - 28 Jan 2017
    10:55 am
Octopus has always been kinda creepy to me. To see their whole body on a plate, not sure I could cope

- - mom96580 said
  - 01 Jan 2017
    10:16 pm
This recipe sounds and looks great. I ant wait to try it. Off the the seafood supplier tomorrow

- - Melissa89 said
  - 29 Jul 2016
    3:44 pm
This would be perfect right now!

- - yoyo70 said
  - 29 Jun 2016
    8:33 pm
Yum, yum, yum, this recipe looks & sounds amazing. My husband and I would love this. I’ll have to make it as a special meal for my man.

- - Nas01 said
  - 10 May 2016
    11:05 am
Wow, what a delicious looking recipe. Thanks so much for sharing.

- - mom112217 said
  - 01 May 2016
    9:35 pm
A beautiful recipe that we would order not so much make but will give it a try! Thanks.

- - Nas01 said
  - 25 Jan 2016
    10:27 am
This looks amazing. I love octopus.

- - rachelvk said
  - 21 Dec 2015
    11:50 am
This looks so delicious and healthy too! What a combination.

- - mom81879 said
  - 20 Nov 2015
    8:01 am
I’m not an octopus fan, but the rest of this recipe looks to delicious to ignore. Maybe I’ll try it with another type of seafood

- - mom152736 said
  - 31 Oct 2015
    11:05 pm
Quick and easy dish.

- - ella12 said
  - 20 Oct 2015
    3:51 pm
This is tasty with a kick to it.

- - mom107723 said
  - 06 Oct 2015
    10:17 am
Thank you for a delightful octopus salad for my seafood loving friends.

- - Cynthea Jenke said
  - 05 Oct 2015
    9:34 pm
I had crispy fried octopus the other night

- - rovermum said
  - 05 Oct 2015
    10:20 am
I do love an octopus dish but unfortunately I struggle with coriander and ginger (since my pregnancy). I could look at alternatives though.