For 4 people
Ingredients:
For the octopus:
- 1 whole 2-4 octopus
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 spoon of whole black pepper
- 1/2 white onion
For the salad:
- 1/2 cup of cherry tomatoes
- 2 spoons of sliced black olives
- 2 spoons of sliced green olives
- 1 sliced garlic clove
- 1/2 red bell pepper without skin
- 1 lemon (juice and zest)
- 1/4 cup of olive oil
- 10 basil leaves
- Salt and pepper
Instructions:
Cooking your octopus:
- Place your octopus in a medium pot and fill with water. Add the rest of the ingredients and bring the water to boil, once it’s boiling put it low heat and let it cook for 45 minutes.
- Check the texture using a toothpick, once it has the desired texture place in a bowl with iced water
- Once it’s cold begin cutting off the tentacles
For the salad:
- Cut the tentacles in pieces of 2 inches approximately
- Mix the rest of the ingredients and season with olive oil, lime, salt and pepper
- Serve with bread.
