Octopus with Chickpea Salad
Ingredients
- 1 (4- to 6-pound) octopus, cleaned, whole legs only
- Kosher salt and cracked black pepper
- Blended oil (50 percent canola, 50 percent extra-virgin olive oil), as needed
- 6 whole cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 fresh bay leaves or 4 dry leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon red chile flakes
- 1 3/4 cups Chickpea Confit (recipe follows)
- 2 cups cooked black-eyed peas
- 1/2 small red onion, roughly chopped
- 8 scallions, green part only, thinly sliced
- 10 large, plump sun-dried tomatoes, cut into thick strips
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup Red Wine-Black Pepper Vinaigrette (recipe follows) or 3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil plus 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Ladolemono (recipe follows)
- Small handful torn fresh herbs, such as dill, mint, and/or parsley
- Cloves from 1 head of garlic, separated and peeled
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 2 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas or 28-ounce can best-quality chickpeas (such as Goya), well rinsed and well drained
- Kosher salt and whole black peppercorns
- Blended oil (50 percent canola, 50 percent extra-virgin olive oil), as needed
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 small grilled onion
- 6 leaves basil
- 1 teaspoon picked thyme
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 6 small garlic cloves, smashed
- 2 shallots, thickly sliced
- 2 tablespoons dry Greek oregano
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon coarsely cracked black pepper
- 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon dry Greek oregano
- Kosher salt and cracked black pepper
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
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