What a great day we had with Dave Cook. We cooked a monster of an octopus and it tasted amazing, 5 1/2 kilos and rarely caught in British waters-We will be eating octopus for days………
Again great chef, great food and great company - hope to do it all again soon.
Recipe a delicious Sicilian pestoTrapanese
100g blanched almonds
2 cloves garlic
1 bunch basil
300g cherry toms
100ml olive oil
100g parmesan/pecorino
Grind nuts and garlic in a processor until fine and add basil, half pecorino followed by toms . When desired consistency , a fine but textured paste is reached stir in olive oil and season.
Use in the same way as you would any other pesto