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Spanish Octopus Appetizers

Spanish Octopus Appetizers Recipe

This Spanish octopus appetizer is a delicious and easy snack for any get together. Olives, cocktail onions, roasted red peppers and cooked octopus on cocktail sticks seasoned with herbs and olive oil.

Spanish Octopus Appetizers

If you are looking for a fancy-looking yet easy octopus recipe, I recommend trying this Spanish-style Octopus Tapas (tapas = snack, finger food, appetizer).

This is a quick octopus appetizer recipe that requires no cooking whatsoever. I used boiled octopus to save me time and also to make sure that it will be tender and not chewy. You can, by all means, cook fresh or frozen octopus, if you have experience doing so. If not, I recommend buying the cooked one as it will save you a lot of time.

There are no special tools needed to make these octopus appetizers. All you need are cocktail sticks (toothpicks will not work here as they are way too short to hold all the items), a knife and chopping board.

In Spain, you can find these octopus tapas ready-made in some supermarkets so all you have to do is grab them and you can enjoy them right away. I prefer making my own as it is cheaper and I can season them to my liking.

Cooked Octopus for Appetizers

How to make Spanish octopus appetizers

Onto each cocktail stick, thread one olive, one cocktail onion, one slice of roasted red pepper and one piece of octopus.

To season them I used extra virgin olive oil, salt, dried oregano and black pepper. Please check the recipe card for a complete recipe.

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How to serve octopus appetizers?

I used glasses for serving and put 3 pieces into each glass. You can put all of them into a bowl or onto a serving plate/tray or anything you have on hand. Another fancy way of serving them is using individual mini cocktail glasses like I used to make Caprese Salad Bites.

Another tasty and easy octopus recipe is Marinated Baby Octopus.

Spanish Octopus Appetizers Skewers

Tips for making Spanish octopus appetizers

  • If you don’t feel like buying all the ingredients, you can omit one of them (like the onions or roasted peppers). However, I love this flavor combo so I would recommend you give it a go.
  • A good alternative to cocktail onions are cocktail gherkins or just a few chunks of normal gherkins/dill pickles.
  • If you don’t want to use cocktail sticks, you can just arrange all of them onto a plate. In that case I would use more oil and maybe serve sliced Fresh baguette with this. Or serve this as a part of Cheese Board or Mediterranean Antipasti Platter.

More easy appetizer ideas:

  • Figs with Goat Cheese
  • Mango Chicken Appetizers
  • Anchovy Hors d’ Oeuvres
  • Smoked Salmon Bites
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Spanish Octopus Appetizers

This Spanish octopus appetizer is a delicious and easy snack for any get together. Olives, cocktail onions, roasted red peppers and cooked octopus on cocktail sticks seasoned with herbs and olive oil.
Prep Time8 mins
Total Time8 mins
Servings: 12 pcs
Calories: 33
Author: Julia

Ingredients

For the bites:

  • 12 Pitted Green Olives , see note 1
  • 12 Pickled Cocktail Onions
  • 2-3 Cooked Octopus Legs (½ lb/225g), see note 2
  • 12 slices Marinated Roasted Red Peppers , see note 4

For extra flavor:

  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil , a drizzle
  • A pinch of Dried Oregano
  • A pinch of Black Pepper
  • A pinch of Salt , optional
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Instructions 

  • Cut each tentacle into bite size pieces.
  • Onto a cocktail stick, thread 1 olive, 1 cocktail onion, 1 slice of roasted red pepper and 1 octopus chunk.
  • Repeat with the rest.
  • Serve them on a plate, serving tray, or in glasses. Once you have plated them, drizzle with olive oil, and season with oregano, black pepper and salt (optional).
  • Best served right away or within 2 hours.

Notes

  1. Olives – I love using spicy olives to make these appetizers but you can use regular green olives. Or any olives you like. Just make sure they are pitted.
  2. Octopus – you will only need a few cooked tentacles so if you find pre-packaged cooked tentacles, I recommend buying those instead of a whole cooked octopus. You will only need 2-3 pieces (depending on their size). There is no need to by a whole cooked octopus as you will not be using the head or the thins tips.
  3. If you are trying to keep sodium levels down, omit the salt completely. Olives are salty enough so seasoning these appetizers with olive oil black pepper and oregano will work just fine!
  4. I prefer buying whole roasted peppers and cutting them myself as the strips (that you can buy in some places) don’t hold their shape so well, but you can try yourself. You will use only 2-3 whole peppers for 12 appetizers (depending on their size).
  5. For more information and tips I recommend reading the full post.
  6. If you are not serving them right away, keep them in the fridge. Best in an air-tight container.
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Spanish
Keyword: Octopus Appetizers, Octopus Recipes
Nutrition Facts
Spanish Octopus Appetizers
Amount per Serving
Calories
33
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
1
g
2
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Cholesterol
 
9
mg
3
%
Sodium
 
120
mg
5
%
Potassium
 
109
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
 
3
g
1
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
1
g
1
%
Protein
 
3
g
6
%
Vitamin A
 
49
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
 
4
mg
5
%
Calcium
 
19
mg
2
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. Danielle says

    12/09/2019 at 14:52

    Fantastic appetizers that are easy to make, yet hard to forget. Just by looking at the images, my mouth can’t stop watering. Can’t wait to make a whole batch of these!5 stars

    Reply
    • Julia | Happy Foods Tube says

      14/09/2019 at 09:37

      Glad to hear you like them!

      Reply
  2. Sara says

    12/09/2019 at 15:23

    These look incredible. I would be wowed to see these appear at my table before dinner!5 stars

    Reply
    • Julia | Happy Foods Tube says

      14/09/2019 at 09:36

      Thanks, Sara!

      Reply
  3. Raia Todd says

    12/09/2019 at 16:00

    So easy, and such a fun appetizer! Thanks!5 stars

    Reply
    • Julia | Happy Foods Tube says

      14/09/2019 at 09:36

      You are welcome!

      Reply
  4. Kate says

    12/09/2019 at 16:08

    Wow! What a unique recipe to bring to the table, I’ll have to give it a try.

    Reply
    • Julia | Happy Foods Tube says

      14/09/2019 at 09:35

      Let me know what you think when you give it a go!

      Reply
  5. Emily says

    12/09/2019 at 16:51

    This appetizer is right up my street I love everything about it and what a great way to use octopus. Definitely giving this a go!5 stars

    Reply
    • Julia | Happy Foods Tube says

      14/09/2019 at 09:34

      That’s great to hear, Emily!

      Reply

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