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Esqueixada, salade catalane de morue effilochée

Escalivada, a Catalan salad made with shredded fish

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Catalan summer salad: fresh, flaked cod, with onion, tomato, and bell pepper, olive oil, vinegar, garlic, parsley, and olives.

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Recipe from Josep Xicota, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This cod salad is a classic Catalan dish. It’s easy to prepare and adds a refreshing element to your meals.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting2 hr
  • Total2 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodno cooking required
  • Estimated cost$15.56 $3.89 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Gluten-free
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $6.70
  • $2.95
  • $0.84
  • $0.84
  • $3.19
  • $0.18
  • $0.79
  • $0.04
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the cod (which has already been desalinated) for about 2 hours, drain it well, and then flake it into strips by hand.
  2. Chop the onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers into pieces or strips, and combine them in a dish with the cod. ≈ 8 min
  3. Drizzle with oil and vinegar, season lightly, and add the very finely chopped garlic and parsley. ≈ 2 min
  4. Garnish with green and black olives and serve very cold. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Escalivada, a Catalan salad made with shredded fish

  • 4 tomato blackberries$6.70
  • 250 ml of olive oil$2.95
  • 100 g of black olives$0.84
  • 100 g of green olives$0.84
  • 2 fresh bell peppers, green or red$3.19
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 2 tablespoons of finely chopped fresh parsley$0.79
  • 2 tablespoons of heaped vinegar$0.04
  • fine salt$0.03

Total$15.56

that's $3.89 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of deboned and skinless cod fillets
  • 2 onions or shallots
  • 4 tomato blackberries
  • 250 ml of olive oil
  • 100 g of black olives
  • 100 g of green olives
  • 2 fresh bell peppers, green or red
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tablespoons of finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoons of heaped vinegar
  • fine salt

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