Octopus Salad With Crispy Vegetables Food

OCTOPUS SALAD

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add 1 smashed garlic clove and cook 30 seconds. Add 3/4 pound cooked octopus tentacles (sliced 1/2 inch thick) and cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in 2 teaspoons chopped oregano and 1/2 teaspoon each kosher salt and pepper. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with 1 thinly sliced carrot, 1 thinly sliced celery stalk, 1 diced red bell pepper, 1 minced small shallot and 2 tablespoons lemon juice.

OCTOPUS SALAD

Steps:

• Cut off and discard head of octopus, then cut tentacles into 1-inch pieces. Generously cover octopus with water in a heavy medium pot and gently simmer, uncovered, until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Drain octopus in a colander and cool to room temperature, then transfer to a bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and additional sea salt to taste.
• Let stand 30 minutes for flavors to develop.

OCTOPUS SALAD WITH CRISPY VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Roughly chop half the carrots, onions and celeriac, and combine in saucepan with bay leaf, peppercorns and white vinegar. Bring to boil, and add octopus, along with water to cover; cook at least 1 hour, or until octopus is tender (check with point of sharp knife). Let octopus cool in cooking water.
• Discard cooked vegetables. Cut octopus into small pieces, and toss with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, pepper flakes and basil. Marinate, refrigerated, for 3 to 4 hours. Simmer potatoes in salted water until tender. Chop remaining raw vegetables.
• Blanch carrots for about 5 minutes and onions for about 2 minutes, just to remove some of the crunch; shock in ice water to chill. Mix octopus with raw celeriac, cooked potatoes and blanched carrots and onions. Adjust seasoning, and then drizzle with fresh olive oil and lemon juice, if you like. Garnish with minced basil, and serve.