Nikkei octopus with olive mayonnaise and chili bell pepper sauce

This recipe for nikkei octopus with olive mayonnaise and chili bell pepper sauce,I learned it from the Peruvian Chef Luis Arévalo, precursor of the Nikkei cuisine,The fusion of Peruvian and Japanese cuisines. For me it was a discovery to learn to use new ingredients, which being very simple, give that touch so characteristic of the dishes that we try in Peruvian and Japanese restaurants, and that you think are so difficult to make. So on this occasion, the protagonist is going to be the yellow bell pepper, It will give a spicy and colorful touch to this dish, which is a delight and not difficult to prepare.

INGREDIENTS: ( for 2 pax)

• 1 octopus leg cooked
• 1 yellow bell pepper whole
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 100 ml olive oil
• 10 Peruvian pitted olives
• 1 egg
• Sunflower oil
• Salt
• Juice of half a lime
• 1/ 2 red onion
• 1 stalk celery
• Parsley or cilantro
• Maldon salt

STEP BY STEP RECIPE:

1. Wash the bell pepper and remove seeds and veins and cut it into small pieces. In a frying pan, heat a dash of olive oil and sauté the chili bell pepper. Then we put it in the blender, together with the olive oil and vinegar and blend it very well. Strain it and set it aside.
2. We make a homemade mayonnaise with the egg, the lime juice and a pinch of salt: with the blender we begin to beat while we are pouring sunflower oil in thread, until it thickens. Then add the olives and blend again and keep it in a bottle in the refrigerator.
3. Cut the octopus leg into 6 cm pieces. Heat a few drops of olive oil in a frying pan and sear the octopus on both sides for a couple of minutes, one on each side.
4. Cut the red onion and celery finely into julienne strips.
5. Choose a dish that you like, and plate it with imagination! As you can see in the photo, I put a spoonful of the chili sauce, then a piece of octopus vertically and another one horizontally on top. I placed the onion and celery on top and with the olive sauce, in a bottle, I was able to fill the small holes and make the little dots on the plate. Finally, I sprinkled the parsley on top and on the plate.

Does this one look good or not? nikkei octopus with olive mayonnaise and chili sauce? You have to open your mind and try new things. I hope you liked it.

With all my love,

Mireia Alum