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About the Recipe: Baby Octopi is a gourmet ingredient that is tasty yet healthy with Omega-3’s and iodine. This recipe is easy to make at home using a pressure cooker and small skillet. Serve this zesty seafood burger on a toasted bun, covered with creamy spread, fresh greens, and topped with a seaside dressed salad. What a great way to get some extra calcium, potassium, phosphorus, and iron!
The Community of the Aleutian Islands:
The people of Sand Point from the Aleutian Islands know that healthy food is important. Store Outside Your Door, a wellness and prevention initiative of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, provided some recipe suggestions featuring local seafood like the octopus. They feature information and videos about the harvesting and preparation of traditional foods. If you check these out, you will be able to see how octopus are harvested from a tide pool, hunting on the beach, and how they prepare the octopus for their inspired cuisine.
For More Information See:
https://www.adn.com/food-drink/article/traditional-alaska-thanksgiving-recipes/2012/11/22/
To Serve as Burgers:
2 crusty buns, split
Olive oil spray as desired
Chilled burger Mayonnaise Spread (previously prepared)
Fresh small beet leaves or lettuce leaves, washed, dry.
2 cooked Octopus Burgers
Chilled Seaside Salad (previously prepared)
Side Dish: Ruffled Potato Chips as desired
Directions:
- Place split bun on foil lined baking sheet cut side up, lightly spray or brush with olive oil, toast in 400-degree F oven for 5 minutes or until golden brown.
- To make the Burger Sandwiches: Cover toasted bun top and bottom with mayonnaise spread; layer beet leaves over the bottom bun; top each sandwich with one cooked octopus burger, spoon seaside salad as desired on top of burgers; close with bun top.
Serves: 2 Octopus Burgers with Seaside Salad
pdf for Copy of Recipe – Baby Octopi Burger
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