Alternative names | Pantesca salad |
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Type | Salad |
Place of origin | Italy |
Region or state | |
Main ingredients | Potatoes, tomatoes, red onions, olive oil, capers, olives, salt, mackerel |
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]