Salad

Salt Cod Salad (Portugal)

Name: Salt Cod Salad (Portugal)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 400 g Salt cod (bacalhau); 3 Tomato; 1 Red onion; 60 g Olives; 4 c. à s. Olive oil; 1 c. à s. Vinegar; 3 Egg; quelques brins Parsley

Preparation time: 45 min
Servings: serves 4

Ingredients

serves 4

Salt cod (bacalhau) — to buy400 g
Tomato — to buy3
Red onion — to buy1
Olives — to buy60 g
Olive oil — to buy4 c. à s.
Vinegar — to buy1 c. à s.
Egg — to buy3
Parsley — to buyquelques brins

Preparation

Soak the salt cod in a large volume of cold water in the fridge for 24 to 48 hours, changing the water at least 3 times.
Drain the cod and poach it for 10 minutes in simmering water, not boiling, until it flakes easily with a fork.
Let it cool slightly then shred it by hand, removing skin and bones.
Cut the tomato and red onion into thin rounds.
Gently mix the shredded cod with the tomato, onion and olives in a large bowl.
Season generously with olive oil and a splash of vinegar, mix gently so as not to crush the cod too much.
Serve chilled, with wedges of hard-boiled egg and a little chopped parsley on top.