Name: Octopus, potato and celery salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 (about 350gm) Dutch cream potatoes; 550 gm (about 16) baby octopus, cleaned; 80 ml (1/3 cup) red wine vinegar; 3 stalks of celery, leaves and strings removed using a peeler and coarsely chopped; 125 ml (½ cup) extra-virgin olive oil

Octopus, potato and celery salad

Australian Gourmet Traveller Italian seafood recipe for octopus, potato and celery salad

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

40M

Total

50M

Folpetti and moscardini are two varieties of small octopus found in Venice. They’re widely used in marinated salads with other vegetables or beans, in rice and pasta dishes, or stewed with seasonal vegetables such as peas.

Ingredients

3 (about 350gm) Dutch cream potatoes

550 gm (about 16) baby octopus, cleaned

80 ml (1/3 cup) red wine vinegar

3 stalks of celery, leaves and strings removed using a peeler and coarsely chopped

125 ml (½ cup) extra-virgin olive oil

Method

Main

1.Cover potatoes in cold water, bring to the boil and cook until tender (10-15 minutes). Drain, peel and cut into 1cm pieces.

2.Place octopus and 1 tbsp vinegar in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to the boil, reduce to low heat and simmer until tender (20-25 minutes). Drain, cool, and place in a serving dish. Add celery and potato, then season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and remaining vinegar, and serve immediately.