{"id":9093,"date":"2024-03-13T11:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T15:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningtraveler.com\/?p=9093"},"modified":"2024-03-13T11:00:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T15:00:08","slug":"how-to-make-puerto-rican-style-octopus-salad-ensalada-de-pulpo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diningtraveler.com\/2024\/03\/how-to-make-puerto-rican-style-octopus-salad-ensalada-de-pulpo.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Puerto Rican Style Octopus Salad (Ensalada de Pulpo)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ensalada de pulpo (Puerto Rican octopus salad) is one of my favorite Puerto Rican dishes. My parents used to make it for me when I visited because they knew it would make me happy. I spent my childhood in Guayama, Puerto Rico<\/a>, and we used to go to beach restaurants along the island’s southern coast. My ultimate childhood treat was a styrofoam cup filled to the top with octopus salad, a side of crispy tostones, and a cold Coco Rico (a coconut soda).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I left home at 17 to go to college, my dad would treat me to homemade ensalada de pulpo at our home in Western NY. He scoured every fish stop in cold Rochester, NY until he found the perfect pulpo. To me, it was the ultimate act of love through food. After my father passed away, my mom took over with the octopus salad treat. Sadly, my mom passed away in 2022, and I found solace in making some of our beloved dishes that brought so many memories. That’s when I decided to start making this Puerto Rican-style octopus salad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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