Saffron maltagliati octopus salad

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"Are you crazy? Are you kneading dough today?" my friend asked.

Well, she was right, today it is very humid, not the ideal day for making fresh pasta;)! But then again, that is what came to my mind for tonight's welcome summer party and it had to be done.

I made saffron "maltagliati", literary meaning "badly cut" pasta, due to their irregualr shape.

For the pasta I mixed 200 gr flour, 200mg saffron, water and salt. I placed the dough in the fridge for about 30 minutes, then rolled it out and cut the maltagliati.

In the meantime, I boiled the octopus, cut it into medium sized chunks. Sliced some red romano pepper and prepared a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, chopped parsley and orange thyme to pour on top.

I cooked the pasta in salted boiling water with a dash of olive oil for 3/4 minutes, then drained it and added it to the other ingredients.

At the moment, it is simply cooling down. Then I am going to place it in the fridge and serve it cold tonight with lemon scented olive oil on top. We shall see whether I was crazy kneading dough today or they will be crazy about the salad as soon as they will try it this evening;)!