Mango with chili

Did you know that chili works perfectly with sweet things too?

Take one ripe mango and dice it. Add dried red chili flakes and enjoy :)

Pan-fried octopus

Octopus is one of the creatures of the sea I just love! By accident I found some octopus at a fish shop and I just had to buy some home.

First you need to clean the octopus: remove the thin skin, pull the head carefully out and remove the bones etc. Finally wash under cold water. There are many videos on Youtube how you clean the octopus and it is easy!

Check videos on Youtube for the cleaning.

Marinate the octopus in olive oil with salt and pepper for about 10 minutes.

After marinating is done fry the octopus
pieces on a frying pan.

Fry the octopus pieces on a frying pan until caramelized.

Cook until caramelized golden brown.

Croutons

I have never made croutons but now when I dried to make caesar salad for the first time I tried to make croutons as well.

You can use old dry toast or then fresh one. Have four pieces of toast and remove the outsides of the bread (or then use the whole bread). Dice the bread slices and fry them in butter and olive oil on a frying pan until golden brown.

Let the bread to dry on a kitchen paper.

Dressing for caesar salad

Ingredients for the caesar dressing.

Caesar salad is one of my favorite salads. There are many recipes for the dressing but I prefer the following one:

1 can anchovies (about 79 g)
2 cloves minced garlic
3 egg yolks
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
1,2 dl oil
2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese

Mince the garlic and mix it with a fork with anchovies until it is a smooth paste.

Mix the egg yolks in a separate bowl and add the mustard. Mix well. Whisk the anchovies paste in to the egg mix. Add the lemon juice whisking at the same time.

While whisking the mix pour carefully in a thin stream the olive oil in to the mixture. Whisk for couple of minutes until the dressing thickens.

While whisking slowly pour the oil. After all of the oil is streamed whisk for one more minute.

Finally add the parmesan and serve immediately. The dressing lasts for one day.

Serve with romaine lettuce, croutons and parmesan cheese.

Serve the dressing with crispy croutons, parmesan
cheese and romaine lettuce.