A classic Peruvian ceviche featuring tender octopus marinated in lime juice with red onion, chile, and cilantro.
Ingredients
- 400 g fresh octopus
- 4 pieces lime
- 1 piece red onion
- 1 piece fresh chile (aji limo or red chile)
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
Method
- Cook the octopus as instructed in the prepared component. Once cooked and cooled, cut it into pieces.
- Squeeze the limes to get about 100 ml of juice.
- Finely slice the red onion and the chile (seeded if you prefer it less spicy). Chop the cilantro.
- In a bowl, mix the octopus pieces with the lime juice, onion, chile, and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.
- Let marinate in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Serve immediately, optionally garnished with a few extra slices of red onion and cilantro leaves.
Nutrition
Per serving
- Energy
- 175.2 kcal
- Protein
- 27.2 g
- Carbohydrate
- 17.93 g
- Fat
- 1.37 g
- Fibre
- 4.82 g
- Calcium
- 196.5 mg
- Iron
- 5.1 mg
- Magnesium
- 91.37 mg