Grilled Octopus, Shrimp & Tilapia

I was always intimidated to try preparing octopus at home but I found frozen octopus rings at the grocery store that turned out to be FANTASTIC. Throw in some shrimp & white fish & you've got yourself a fancy hors d'oeuvres that's quite simple to make! (Of course you can always make this with fresh seafood, we just happened to have it all in the freezer.)

Blackened Seasoning Ingredients:

(makes about a cup, store remainder in air tight container)

3 tablespoons smoked paprika

2 teaspoons sea salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 tablespoon onion powder

1 tablespoon garlic powder

2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon oregano

1 teaspoon thyme

Ingredients:

1 package frozen octopus rings

1 lb frozen shrimp

2 frozen tilapia filets

Instructions:

1. Thaw all seafood

2. Soak wooden skewers for 20 minutes

3. Make the blackened seasoning (or prep any other seasoning if you're wanting different flavors for each type of seafood)

4. Peel & rinse shrimp, rinse octopus & tilapia

5. Skewer octopus & shrimp (I put all octopus on 1 & all shrimp on another in case they grill differently)

6. Sprinkle seasoning over all seafood & throw on the grill for 8-10 minutes!