5 great ideas for this summer – Italian Cuisine

5 great ideas for this summer


The octopus and potato salad is one of the most popular. Why not try some variation?

The octopus it is always present in fish stalls because it is easy to fish it in our seas, but very often it is snubbed because in the common imagination it is very difficult to cook. Even if l'octopus salad is loved by all species in its most classic version, the octopus salad with potatoes!
Prepare the octopus it is really simple and only requires some care to keep the meat soft. Once ready you can use it in many ways and we want to recommend some tasty cold salad this season.

The properties of the octopus

The octopus has 57 calories per 100 grams of product and is therefore a recommended food for those who follow a low-calorie diet. It is low in carbohydrates and fats and rich in protein. Be careful not to overdo it, though, because the octopus contains cholesterol.

How to clean the octopus

First, make sure it is an octopus and not a dormouse. The octopuses have two rows of suction cups and not one, so check carefully.
Eliminate with a knife eyes and horny beak and then rinse it to remove any residue. If you really don't know what we are talking about you will ask for a clean octopus in the fish market or follow all the steps in our Octopus tutorial: a recipe for each tentacle.

Octopus cooking

If you use one pressure cooker 20 minutes will be enough to cook the octopus, otherwise dip it in a pot with cold water and some stalks of celery and cook for 50 minutes then let it cool in the pot. The water must not be abundant, it requires little.

Legend or truth?

Tradition has it that with a cork in water the meat of the octopus becomes very soft. Indeed it seems that this device is very effective, but there are other equally useful solutions. For example, the fishermen say that the octopus must cook in its water and therefore it should not be added too much water in the pot, as we said before, but only a drizzle of oil and a glass of water. Then, you should also avoid cooking salt because it makes the meat harder and wait for the octopus to cool down by itself in its cooking water. Never pass it under cold water.

Salads with octopus

With the octopus you can prepare many dishes and in particular of the delicious salads perfect this season. Here are some ideas for you. Browse the tutorial!

And here is a video recipe for a first one that tastes like the sea

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