Octopus and potato salad

You can buy whole, cleaned octopus from fish markets. This dish can be served hot or cold.

Ingredients

2	Bay leaves
1	Octopus (Main)
1 Tbsp	Peppercorns
1	Baby potatoes (Main)
1 to serve	Smoked paprika
1	Lemon, zest and juice
1 to taste	Sea salt and cracked black pepper

Directions

1. Wash octopus in cold water. Fill a large pot with fresh water, a few fresh bay leaves, 1 Tbsp peppercorns and the zest of a lemon. Bring to the boil.
2. Submerge the octopus, tentacles first, and simmer for 20-30 minutes until knife-tender in its thickest part. Turn off the heat, cover and leave for a further 20 minutes.
3. Remove octopus, and slice tentacles into bite-sized pieces.
4. Peel some cooked baby potatoes and slice a similar size.
5. Add both to a bowl and toss with some Spanish smoked paprika, flaky sea salt, ground black pepper and plenty of lemon juice.