Octopus Salad with Potatoes and Green Beans
Octopus Salad with Potatoes and Green Beans is Head to the store and pick up olive oil, parsley, salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Instructions
Fill a large saucepan with water, add the onion, carrot, celery and bay leaf and bring to a boil.
Add the octopus and simmer over moderate heat for 1 hour, until tender.
Let the octopus cool in the liquid, then drain. Using a paper towel, wipe the purple skin off the tentacles, leaving the suckers intact.
Cut the tentacles into 1-inch pieces.
Meanwhile, in a saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the green beans until tender, 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the beans to a plate and pat dry.
Add the potatoes to the boiling water and cook until tender, 25 minutes.
Let cool slightly, then peel and dice the potatoes.
In a large bowl, combine the octopus with the potatoes, green beans, garlic, parsley and olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
Serve warm or at room temperature.