Marinated Salt Cod and Black Olive Salad

• 400 g/14 oz salt cod (bacalao)
• 1 small red pepper, finely diced

Esqueixada is occasionally described as the “Catalan ceviche”. You can buy ready-to-cook salt cod that has already been soaked and de-salted – alternatively, soak it overnight before cooking. If salt cod is unavailable, you could substitute with smoked cod or smoked salmon.

Unless you are using ready-to-cook salt cod, soak the salt cod in a large bowl of cold water for 24 hours, changin