| | | |  | ½ cup | | olive oil | | | ¼ cup | | lemon juice | | | 3 cloves | | garlic | | | ¼ cup | | continental parsley | | | 2 kg | | green medium king prawns, peeled with tails intact | | | 1 kg | | cleaned baby octopus | | | | olive oil spray | |
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| | | | 1 | Halve hoods and legs of octopus if too large. Crush garlic. Chop parsley. | | 2 | Combine the oilive oil, lemon juice, garlic and parsley. Season with pepper. Divide between 2 glass or ceramic dishes. Add the prawns to 1 dish and the octopus to the other. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for at least 4 hrs or overnight to marinate. | | 3 | Spray the bbq plate with olive oil spray and preheat on high for 10mins. Drain the prawns and octopus, reserving the marinade. | | 4 | Cook the prawns on preheated bbq, turning once and basting occasionally with the reserved marinade, for 3-5 mins or until just cooked through. Transfer to a serving plate and allow the bbq to heat up again. Cook the octopus the same way. | | 5 | Serve immediately . |
| | | | Servings: 15 | | | | Recipe Source | Source: Family Circle - Christmas 2004 p137 | | | | Copyright © 2006, The Gourmet Saint |
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Barbecued Prawns and Octopus