Octopus and potatoes with taggiasca olives and pesto
INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PEOPLE
- 1 kg octopus
- 300 g potatoes
- 50 g taggiasca olives
- 200 g cooked cherry tomatoes
- 80 g extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves of red garlic
- 2 twig of thyme
Steam the potatoes until they are cooked, steam also the octopus for about one hour and a half then cut into pieces and sauté them in a pan with extra virgin olive oil until they are golden brown.
Place the cherry tomatoes in boiling water for 15 minutes then place immediately in ice water and remove the peels. Place them on a baking tray, dress them with salt and pepper, extra virgin olive oil, thyme and garlic and place them in an oven at 120 degrees Celsius for about 70 minutes.
Divide the potatoes in four plates with the octopus and finally add the olives and tomatoes.
For the pesto
- 40g pine nuts
- 75g olive oil
Blend the pine nuts with the olive oil.
- 65g basil
- 10g pecorino cheese
- 30g parmesan cheese
- 25g extra virgin olive oil
Blend all the ingredients adding the mixture of oil and pine nuts, add salt to taste and store in the fridge under oil.
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