Insalata di Baccala

Name: Insalata di Baccala (Salt Cod Salad)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 8 black olives, stoned; 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 garlic clove, cut in thick slices; Freshly ground black pepper or cayenne pepper to taste; Freshly ground black pepper or cayenne pepper to taste; 1 tablespoon capers; Juice 1 lemon; 450 g (1 lb) salt cod

Salt Cod Salad

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio's Italian Feast

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1996

About

Salt cod, the poor man’s fish, is still cheap compared to some of the more exotic fresh fish. It is extremely versatile and generally used in every Italian region, cooked in hundreds of ways. It can be bought in Italy already soaked to save time. You will find it in good delicatessens.

Ingredients

450 g (1 lb) salt cod
Juice 1 lemon

Europe
Italy
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Cut the salt cod into chunks and cover it, skin-down, with water for 24 hours, changing the water every 6 hours. Put in a pan, cover with fresh water and bring to the boil, gently simmering for 1 hour or until the cod is cooked. Drain and when cool discard the bones and the skin and break with your hands into flakes. Put in a serving dish and mix carefully with the lemon juice, garlic, parsley,