Barbecued Octopus, Caramelised Peaches and Black Olive Tapenade

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

30 mins

This is an easy and super tasty barbecue recipe using whole octopus legs, charred on hot embers and served with pan caramelised peaches and homemade black olive tapenade. The octopus pairs well with the sweet peaches and the tapenade brings depth to the dish. A lovely summer dish, perfect to start any barbecue.

30 mins

4 people

Ingredients
Method

4 whole cooked octopus legs
6 whole peaches, peeled, halved and pitted
25g caster sugar
Olive oil
Sea salt flakes
For the black olive tapenade:
150g pitted kalamata olives
1 tbsp baby capers
2 Cantabrico anchovy fillets
50ml olive oil
1 tsp lemon juice
2 sprigs of fresh thyme, picked
Black pepper to taste

Pre-heat your barbecue.
For the black olive tapenade, place all the ingredients except the thyme in a food processor. Season with black pepper then transfer to a small bowl, sprinkle the thyme leaves and set aside.
To caramelise the peaches, melt the sugar in a non-stick frying on your barbecue. Once the sugar starts to change to a light caramel colour, add the peaches and cook for 2 minutes on each side making sure you keep tossing them in the caramel.
Cook the octopus for 3 minutes on each side or until nicely charred. Rest for one minute, then serve on warm plates with the caramelised peaches, a good spoon of the black olive tapenade sauce, a drizzle of good quality extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt flakes.

Ingredients

4 whole cooked octopus legs
6 whole peaches, peeled, halved and pitted
25g caster sugar
Olive oil
Sea salt flakes
For the black olive tapenade:
150g pitted kalamata olives
1 tbsp baby capers
2 Cantabrico anchovy fillets
50ml olive oil
1 tsp lemon juice
2 sprigs of fresh thyme, picked
Black pepper to taste

Method

Pre-heat your barbecue.
For the black olive tapenade, place all the ingredients except the thyme in a food processor. Season with black pepper then transfer to a small bowl, sprinkle the thyme leaves and set aside.
To caramelise the peaches, melt the sugar in a non-stick frying on your barbecue. Once the sugar starts to change to a light caramel colour, add the peaches and cook for 2 minutes on each side making sure you keep tossing them in the caramel.
Cook the octopus for 3 minutes on each side or until nicely charred. Rest for one minute, then serve on warm plates with the caramelised peaches, a good spoon of the black olive tapenade sauce, a drizzle of good quality extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt flakes.

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Chef's Profile

Javier De La Hormaza

Javier is a Basque born, trained chef and hospitality professional, owner of Basco Fine Foods, a Spanish food and drink importer based in Yorkshire. He regularly runs client food and drink events around the country and he is a course tutor at Hartingtons of Bakewell cookery school. Javier’s passion lies on bringing quality Spanish ingredients and recipes to as many people as possible.

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