Saffron maltagliati octopus salad

"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;)!