Best Bacalao Salado Salt Cod Salad Recipes

ENSALADA DE BACALAO (SALTED COD SALAD)

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One of my favorite easy make ahead meals. Served chilled or room temperature it's the perfect recipe for the summer.

Provided by The Noshery

Categories Seafood

Time 3h35m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 lb of salted cod
1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
1 large tomato, diced
1/2 large avocado or a whole small avocado, diced
3 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
12 green olives (optional)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

Steps:

Soak salted cod in cool water for 15 - 30 minutes. Drain and transfer cod to a pot. Cover with water and bring to a simmer on the stovetop. Change the water and bring it to a simmer 3 - 4 more times or until cod reaches desired saltiness. Drain, using a fork break up the cod and set aside.
Saute onion in a skillet with 2 tablespoons of olive oil until soft and translucent.
In a large bowl combine cod with onions and remaining ingredients. Toss until well combined. If the salad is too dry to your liking add more olive oil.
Serve with rice or boiled yucca root drizzled with olive oil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 441 calories, Carbohydrate 8 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 208 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 22 grams fat, Fiber 4 grams fiber, Protein 52 grams protein, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 5433 milligrams sodium, Sugar 2 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams unsaturated fat

SERENATA DE BACALAO (PUERTO RICAN CODFISH SALAD) RECIPE - (3.9/5)

Serenata de Bacalao (Puerto Rican Codfish Salad) Recipe - (3.9/5) image

Provided by garciamoss

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

Dressing:
2 lbs. salted codfish
1 lb. potatoes, boiled, peeled, and cut in slices
1 lb. assorted tubers and tropical vegetables such as yautía (malanga), and green plantains boiled, peeled and cut in slices
1 lb. tomato, thinly sliced (or cherry tomatoes, sliced in halves)
1 lb. red onion, thinly sliced
3 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled, cut in wedges
2 tablespoons capers, finely chopped
2 avocadoes, peeled, cut in wedges
1 cup olive oil
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 small garlic clove, mashed
Salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Advance Prep: Soak the cod overnight, draining and rinsing several times to remove the extra salt. 1. Place in a pot of fresh water and cook at medium heat for 15-20 minutes. Drain and flake. Remove any bones. 2. In another pot with fresh water, place the potatoes, green plantains, yautía (malanga), or other root vegetables, add salt to taste, and boil until the vegetables are tender. Check for doneness, usually 10-12 minutes. Drain. 3. In a large dish, thoroughly layer the potatoes slices, half of the codfish, the vegetables, the rest of the codfish, and place the tomato slices on top. Add the onions, sprinkle the capers and add the egg wedges. 4. In a small bowl mix olive oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and black pepper. 5. Pour dressing mixture over codfish mixture and toss just enough to evenly coat. 6. Taste and re-season if necessary. Serve or refrigerate until ready to serve.

BACALAO SALADO (SALT COD SALAD)

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Puerto Ricans were brought to Hawaii throughout the 1800's to work on the sugar plantations. Their contribution to the "melting pot of the Paciic" foods melded so easily. This dish are enjoyed by all who call Hawai'i home, including this Kanaka Maoli (indigenous people of Hawaii) It is said that this dish is an adaptation of the...

Provided by Laura Manuel-Arrighi

Categories Salads

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1/2 lb bacalao (dried salted cod), soaked, deboned and flaked or shredded
1 small won bok (chinese) cabbage, washed, drained and sliced to your liking
1 large manoa, romaine or iceberg lettuce, washed, drained and torn into bite size pieces
1 small bunch of watercress, chopped into bite size pieces. (optional)
1 red or round onion (spanish works well too!), sliced thinly
1 japanese cucumber, sliced thinly
2 roma tomatoes, sliced thinly
1 - 2 clove garlic, minced
juice of 2 limes, 1 lemon or cider vinegar (i use a mixture of 1 lemon plus some rice wine vinegar for a little sweetness), adjust to your liking
olive oil, enough to make a vinaigrette which is usually a 3 (oil) to 1 (acid) ratio. i use 3/4 cup olive oil and approximately 6 tbs. lemon/lime juice or cider vinegar
aloha or your favorite shoyu (soy sauce)
black pepper, freshly cracked or ground.

Steps:

1. Bacalao Preparation: Soak Bacalao in water for 30 minutes. Drain and repeat up to 2 more times, soaking for 2 hours the second time around. Taste a small piece of fish after second soak to check for saltiness. If it is still salty soak another hour in clean water (drain fish and refill water for 3rd soaking.) Taste again. Soak and drain for an hour until you've reached the desired level of saltiness.
2. Once rinsing is done and the fish is soft and tastes to your liking, place fish between a couple of clean dish towels. Press out excess water. Place pressed fish in large bowl and debone if needed. Flake or shred with a fork. Set aside.
3. Building The Salad: Place prepared salad ingredients (as instructed in the Ingredients section above) into bowl with flaked or shredded fish. (Excluding the garlic, olive oil, shoyu (soy sauce) and lemon juice.)
4. In a separate small bowl, whisk together lemon juice or vinegar, olive oil, garlic, shoyu (soy sauce) and freshly cracked black pepper. Pour vinaigrette over salad ingredients and toss to coat well. Taste and adjust accordingly. Serve and enjoy!

BACALAO CON PAPAS (SALT COD WITH POTATOES)

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In the 1980s, my family moved from Peru to a predominately Caribbean neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. During the first ten years in the U.S., my mom and dad could not make many of the Peruvian dishes we loved because the ingredients simply were not available. Being in a foreign place, feeling alone and unable to access our comfort foods created a culinary void for our family. This uniquely immigrant dilemma improved when we began to understand and embrace the cultures around us, and incorporated these new ingredients in our traditional Peruvian recipes to create fusions. In the same way I played with and exchanged ideas with my new Puerto Rican, Cuban and Dominican friends, my mom swapped recipes with neighboring families. Bacalao (salt cod) was one of the memorable Caribbean dishes my mom began to cook at home. My version for bacalao con papas is based on memories from my life back in Brooklyn. It combines ingredients found in most bacalao recipes of the Caribbean, such as potatoes, tomatoes, onion and olives, with ingredients I like to use in my stews -- Mexican oregano, tomato paste, piquillo peppers and wine. This recipe is easy to make and yields tender flakes of cod with creamy potatoes coated in a sweet-tangy tomato and onion sauce. Serve it over rice or with thick slices of crusty grilled bread seasoned with salt and a drizzle of olive oil.

Provided by Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 2h50m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

1/2 pound salt cod
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons Mexican oregano
1 medium yellow onion, sliced into 1/4-thick-half moons
4 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/4 cup dry white wine (such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio)
3 small Yukon potatoes, unpeeled, (about 3/4 pound) cut lengthwise into quarters, then cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges
3 jarred piquillo or pimento peppers (about 2 ounces), thinly sliced into strips
8 pitted green olives (such as Castelvetrano or Cerignola)
1/2 cup no-salt-added tomato sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (from about 1/2 lemon)
Kosher salt, if needed
Cooked white rice, for serving (optional)
Grilled bread drizzled with olive oil and seasoned with salt, for serving (optional)

Steps:

Rinse 1/2 pound salt cod under cold water to remove the outer layer of salt. Tear it into large strips (about 1- to 2-inches wide), place in a large bowl and cover with cold water. Let soak for 1 hour, drain the water and tear the cod into large bite-size pieces. Cover again with cold water and let soak for 30 minutes. Drain, cover again with cold water and soak for the final 30 minutes. Drain and squeeze out all the excess water from the cod with your hands; the cod should be very dry before using.
Heat the oil and butter to a medium pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until the butter melts. Add the bay leaf and oregano and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the onion, garlic, black pepper and half of the parsley. Stir to evenly combine and cook, stirring often, until the onions are translucent but not brown, about 3 minutes. Add the tomato paste and stir to coat all the ingredients. Continue to stir until the tomato paste begins to caramelize and turn a dark red, almost brown color, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the wine and cook, scraping the caramelized bits from the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Next, add the salt cod, stirring to coat the cod completely in the sauce and cook until the cod absorbs most of the sauce, 1 to 2 minutes. Finally, add the potatoes, piquillo peppers, olives and tomato sauce. Stir together, cover and reduce the heat to medium low. Simmer the sauce until the potatoes are fork tender but still hold their shape, about 20 minutes.
To serve, stir in the lemon juice and taste for salt -- typically all the salt needed in this recipe comes from the salt cod. Plate with cooked white rice or grilled bread and garnish with the remaining chopped parsley.