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Our attempt at a recipe by chef Seamus Mullen of Tertulia, seen here open-faced for your viewing pleasure. We toasted the bread because toast is delicious and makes everything better. You can also try chopping up the guindillas and the egg to make smaller, pintxo-sized bites for parties and general snacking, or just to mix in both with the tuna salad concoction, contrary to the directions below.
Total Time (preparation and cooking): 15-20 minutes
Servings: one significant sandwich, a couple medium-sized sandwiches, several tiny sandwiches
1. Ideally, you've hardboiled your eggs already, but if you haven't, do that now why slicing and toasting the bread.
2. Combine the tuna and capers and olive oil and all the chopped and diced ingredients with the mayonnaise, except the eggs and guindilla peppers. Maybe add a little more mayonnaise.
3. Layer the tuna on the slices of bread.
4. Top the tuna with slices of the eggs and guindilla peppers in an appealing way.
5. Eat.
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Another delicious pintxo without the prep. Just open a jar of marinated grilled artichokes, a jar of Cantabrian anchovies, and add a dash of piment d'Espelette, paprika, or other spice that in your best judgement would work pretty well.
Total Time (preparation and cooking): 5 minutes (if that)
A flavorful dish that's an enjoyable combination of octopus in olive oil and fresh ingredients. Use as much are as little octopus as you'd like, and experiment with different spices if you want to add bit more... spice.
Total Time (preparation and cooking): 15-20 minutes
Ingredients
3 tins - Octopus in Olive Oil (use more or less based on your own judgement)
1 onion
1 red pepper
1/4 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 plum tomatoes (peeled and seeded)
salt & pepper (and other spices, if you so desire)
Directions
1. Chop the onion and red pepper and throw them in a frying pan over low heat.
2. Add the octopus.
3. Add the dry white wine, the peeled and seeded tomatoes, and the tomato paste.
4. Cook all the the above for about 10 minutes; if too dry, add a small amount of water.