Spaghetti with baby-octopus, olives, and tomatoes – a light low-calorie recipe for the Mediterranean cuisine. Dinner on the terrace of a cozy restaurant, a glass of white wine, and leisurely conversations with friends – it seems that Italian cuisine was created just for this. Simple recipes, quality products, and a love of the cuisine – this is the secret of the famous Mediterranean diet. Want something unusual? Try Italian salad with octopus in lemon sauce or a warm salad with octopus and potatoes.
Boil the water without salt in a large saucepan (optionally, you can add bay leaf and peppercorns). Dip the octopuses into the boiling water, boil for 20 minutes. Leave to cool in the water. Cut the cold octopuses into small pieces.
In a large pan, bring to boil salted water for pasta.
Crush garlic clove with a knife blade. Cut tomatoes into cubes. Finely chop the parsley.
Heat 3 tbsp of olive oil in a pan, add garlic and pepper, fry over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Remove garlic and pepper from pan. Add chopped octopuses, fry for 4-5 minutes on low heat. Add olives and chopped tomatoes, add salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes on low heat
Put the spaghetti into the boiling water, cook according to the instructions on the package. Drain the pasta, saving some water from cooking. Add the pasta to the pan with octopuses, turn off the fire, stir. Add some water from cooking pasta if necessary (pasta should not be dry). Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Boil the water without salt in a large saucepan (optionally, you can add bay leaf and peppercorns). Dip the octopuses into the boiling water, boil for 20 minutes. Leave to cool in the water. Cut the cold octopuses into small pieces. In a large pan, bring to boil salted water for pasta.
Crush garlic clove with a knife blade. Cut tomatoes into cubes. Finely chop the parsley.
Heat 3 tbsp of olive oil in a pan, add garlic and pepper, fry over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Remove garlic and pepper from pan.
Add chopped octopuses, fry for 4-5 minutes on low heat.
Add olives and chopped tomatoes, add salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes on low heat.
Put the spaghetti into the boiling water, cook according to the instructions on the package. Drain the pasta, saving some water from cooking. Add the pasta to the pan with octopuses, turn off the fire, stir. Add some water from cooking pasta if necessary. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
