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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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).
For more information and tips I recommend reading the full post.
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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