Pantesca salad

Typical dish of the island of Pantelleria

Pantelleria
Sicily

Main ingredientsPotatoes, tomatoes, red onions, olive oil, capers, olives, salt, mackerel

Media: Insalata pantesca

The Pantesca salad or Pantelleria salad (Italian: insalata pantesca) is a typical dish of the island of Pantelleria.

It is prepared with boiled potatoes, tomatoes and red onions, seasoned with pitted olives, Pantelleria capers, oregano and olive oil.^[1] It is usually accompanied by mackerel in oil,^[2]^[3] but also by typical fresh cheeses such as tumma^[4] or boiled egg pieces.^[2] In ancient times, roasted dried fish was used instead of mackerel.^[2]

References

^ "Recipe: Insalata Pantesca (Pantelleria Salad)". The New York Times. June 13, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Insalata pantesca" (in Italian). 30 August 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
^ Pilati, Giacomo; Allotta, Alba (2013). La cucina trapanese e delle isole (in Italian). Orme Editori/Tarka. ISBN 978-8867100378.
^ "Pantelleria, un'isola unica" (in Italian). Retrieved February 1, 2019.