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By Jill Dupleix
Published 1998
An unusual but very refreshing little Catalan salad (pronounced eskasharda) of salt cod topped with tomato, onion, olives and olive oil, that deserves to be served with a great Spanish sherry. Serve as an entrée or tapa, and pile high on grilled bread.
Soak the salt cod in a big pot of cold water for 36 hours, changing the water 4 times during that time to freshen it. Soak onion in a little salted water for an hour or two.
Drain salt cod and onion, and gently squeeze dry. Separate flesh from bones and skin. Tear off thin strips of cod with your fingers (the traditional method), or carve paper-thin slices with a knife.
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