Ingredients

  • 80 grams Capellini (0.9 mm pasta)
  • 50 grams Cooked octopus
  • 1/2 tin Tinned tuna
  • 8 Cherry tomatoes
  • 3 tbsp Genovese sauce
  • 1 tbsp Pasta cooking liquid (or water)
  • 1 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 Salt and pepper
  • 1 Chilli powder

Method

  • Thinly slice the cooked octopus.
  • Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.
  • Drain the brine from the tinned tuna.
  • Boil plenty of water in a large pot and add some salt (not listed in the ingredients).
  • Cook the pasta.
  • (Add about 1 tablespoon of salt per 1 L of water.)
  • After cooking the pasta, save 1 tablespoon of the boiled liquid and drain the pasta into a colander.
  • Rinse the pasta with running water and cool.
  • Put several ice cubes on the pasta to chill and drain at the same time.
  • Meanwhile mix ingredients in a large bowl.
  • Combine the drained pasta from Step 4 into the bowl from Step 5 and mix.
  • Check the seasoning and add more salt and pepper if necessary.
  • Transfer the pasta to a serving dish.
  • Place the tuna, octopus, and cherry tomatoes on top.
  • Sprinkle with olive oil, black pepper, and chilli powder.
  • I recommend "Brandy"'s Genovese sauce.
  • The fragrant Genovese sauce is delicious!
  • For Octopus carpaccio
  • For Chilled pasta with Double Sauce.