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Octopus Tine (Octopus Mosaic)
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A simple yet elegant restaurant-style octopus mosaic made by compressing cooked octopus in a tin with its juice, served with extra virgin olive oil, a touch of salt, high-quality taramasalata, lemon mayonnaise, and sea vegetables.
00:30:00 total
Serves 4
medium
Sides / Appetizer
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Ingredients
- octopus tentacles - watch the video to see (cooked)
- octopus cooking juice - watch the video to see (a little bit to place with tentacles in tin)
- extra virgin olive oil - to taste (for drizzling)
- salt - a pinch (tiny bit, already seasoned)
- taramasalata - to taste (high quality)
- lemon mayonnaise - to taste (optional, for serving)
- sea vegetables - to taste (for garnish)
Instructions
- Prepare the octopus: Cook the octopus tentacles until tender.
- Place octopus in tin: Place the cooked octopus tentacles and a little bit of the cooking juice into a whole tin (such as a coconut milk tin).
- Compress the octopus: Place the lid of the tin back on top, then place a container or weight on top to compress the octopus inside the tin.
- Refrigerate: Put the weighted tin in the fridge and let it set for at least 8 hours.
- Slice and serve: Remove the compressed octopus from the tin and slice into perfect octopus tines (mosaic). Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle a tiny bit of salt, add a small amount of taramasalata, optionally add lemon mayonnaise, and garnish with sea vegetables.
