Grilled Octopus With Citrus Sauce Recipe (with Video)

For the octopus
1. Pre-heat your grill.
2. Place the octopus in a bowl, add olive oil, garlic, paprika and ancho pepper. Mix well and grill until browned.
3. Keep warm to the side.
For the sauce
1. Melt the butter in a pan, sautee the shallot with the sunflower seeds until it becomes fragrant.
2. Stir in the green onion stems and cook with the rest of the ingredients for a minute. Add the tangerine juice, honey, salt and pepper. Mix and cook until it reduces lightly.
To serve
1. Spread a tbsp of chickpea puree in a small bowl, place some octopus on top and drizzle with some tangerine sauce.
Tip:
1. To make the chickpea puree, blend pre-cooked or canned chickpeas with some chicken stock, salt and fresh black pepper.