My husband and I REALLY liked this dish! I changed the recipe to make it with what I had on hand and with slightly less fat/calories. I omitted peas, potatoes, and olives and used basalmic instead of the wine. It was such a great flavorful supper! I have added it to my recipe book for sure!

We made this recipe work, but the instructions were confusing at best. For example, what exactly is "mixed spice"? Sugar is listed in the ingredients but is not to be found in the directions. Still, a good starting point for a great dish. It has a wonderfully complex flavor and we will be making it again. We used paprika, cumin, smoked salt, and smoked pepper flakes in the spice mix, and substituted beef base, sherry vinegar, and a little water for the wine since we live in an alcohol-free household. We zested one whole lemon and a whole orange and didn't use curry powder. We added the sugar in the saute step. The octopus came out with a beautiful texture, which always worries me because I have had some extraordinarily bad octopus. Our kitchen smelled like the briny deep while it was cooking. I was concerned about potatoes in a dish meant to be served over pasta, but it turned out just fine. Fettucine tossed with olive oil was the perfect substrate, then all we needed was a houseguest to torture. "Hey, look, you can see the little suckers on the tentacles..."

This was really tasty, I would definitely make it again, but maybe cut out the citrus, as I wasnt keen on that coming through

I skipped on the tomato paste and made lentils my starch. Also tossed in some collard greens for even more veggies. Awesome dish!

I was happy to find this recipe because I already had almost everything needed. The only things I had to change were to use some lime zest instead of lemon, frozen peas instead of canned, and omit the black olives. I also added some crushed red pepper and cayenne pepper for spice! I used twelve baby octopi and scaled this for two servings but it still made a lot, enough for a lunch tomorrow. I served it with whole wheat angel hair pasta. It was very delicious! My boyfriend was impressed with how tender the octopus was. Thanks!