Octopus Appetizer

This Caribbean Octopus appetizer is one of my favorite foods. It has texture and wonderful flavor. I had not had octopus in the form of carpaccio however in this recipe it is not raw. The octopus is cooked and cooled and sliced thinly to look like thin slices of carpaccio. I can find thin slices of octopus in my local Latin market that is already cooked and is what I used for this recipe. If you would like to make the octopus from scratch be sure to see my recipe from Portugal which explains how to use the scare technique for a perfectly cooked octopus. This Caribbean octopus appetizer calls for a mango salsa which will transport you right to the exotic island flavors of the Saints.