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Baby octopus salad is an exciting appetizer for kicking start a dinner party or makes a perfect lunch to enjoy your own. The baby octopus are marinated with a mixture of garlic, coconut sugar, 5-spice powder, lime juice and red chilli pepper, then cooked to perfectly tender and served with a fresh mango salsa and greens / herbs. If you're using frozen octopus, it will need to thaw in the refrigerator overnight, so plan ahead. I cooked them in a grill pan, and they turned out great. Chargrill them if you could.
Mango SalsaSalad

1 Large ripe mango, peeled, chopped
1/2 Red onion, finely chopped
1 Red chilli pepper, seeds removed, finely chopped
1 tbsp Chopped coriander 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
Juice of 1 lime, or to taste
Salt and pepper

2 Garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp Coconut sugar
1 tsp Five-spice powder
Juice of 1 lime
1 Small red chilli pepper, finely chopped
Freshly milled black pepper
750 g Baby octopus, cleaned (if frozen, let the octopus thaw overnight in the fridge)
Juice of 1 lemon (or lime)
Salad greens and herbs (baby arugula, mint and cilantro)

Allow the octopus to defrost overnight in the refrigerator if using the frozen one.
Place the crushed garlic, coconut sugar, five-spice, lime juice, chilli and a little pepper in a bowl and stir to combine. Add octopus and stir well until evenly coated.
For the salsa, combine mango, ...