Tomato Salad seasoned with anchovies & crispy onion
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Otherwise known as 'ensalada de tomate aliñado conanchoas, bonito y crujiente de cebolla'! I came across this lovely Spanish salad in a beautiful authentic restaurant, Casa dels Capellans, Traiguera, on a recent holiday with friends. I was inspired by the fresh flavours, raw garlic and contrast between the sweet tomatoes and crisp onion rings...for me the taste of summer in 1 bowl.
Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Spanish
Serves: 6 person
Ingredients
- 220g jar best-quality Spanish tuna, drained (Ortiz is good)
- 75ml extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 jar anchovies, or fresh if you can get
- 5 clove garlic, grated or finely chopped
- 1kg mixed tomatoes, use different varieties and colours sliced ½-inch thick
- 2 large red onion very thinly sliced NB THESE ONIONS REQUIRE 4-6HRS COOKING
- ½ cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon red chilli flakes, for seasoning
Instructions
- For the crispy dried onions:
- Preheat oven to 170F(75C) (or your oven's lowest temperature)
- Place onion slices thinly scattered on required number of baking trays
- Sprinkle with sea salt and place in the oven for 4-6hrs
- For the crisp fried anchovies:
- Heat the 1 tsp of coconut oil in a frying pan
- Once hot lightly fry the anchovy fillets, 1 minute either side should suffice
- As soon as they are cooked, sprinkle the anchovies with sea salt
- For the salad
- Add the garlic and red chilli flakes to the olive oil and season well
- Scatter the array of tomatoes over a shallow dish
- Pour over the garlic,chilli infused olive oil
- Flake over the tuna
- Place the fried anchovy fillets over the salad
- Heap the crispy onions on top
- Finish with a good sprinkling of the chopped parsley
- Serve at once
Notes
If you do not have 4-6hrs to dry fry your onions you can put in a very hot oven, 425F (220C) for 30 mins or even shorter for time heat 2 tsps of coconut oil in a large shallow frying pan and fry the onions till brown and crispy. NB Not quite as healthy but just as delicious!
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