Easy Traditional Spanish Salad Recipe – Remojón

Have you ever tried a salad that transports you directly to the Mediterranean coast? Get ready to discover the authentic flavor of this hidden jewel of Andalusian gastronomy.

This traditional Spanish salad combines fresh and vibrant ingredients to create an explosion of flavors on your palate and will help you cool down even on the hottest days of summer.

In our article, we’ll reveal the secrets behind this iconic Spanish salad recipe and show you how to easily create it in your own kitchen.

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Background of the Dish

Traditional Spanish salads are known for taking simple ingredients to the next level, and the ensalada de remojón is one of the best examples of that.

The remojón salad is an ancient recipe compared to other salads from the region, with roots that go back to the time of Al-Andalus in Spain, during the Arab domination.

The Granada salad was made with vegetables and fruits as the main ingredients to help people stay fresh during the hot weather, so it was usually paired with other Spanish summer salads like the ensalada de melon or the apple manchego salad.

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Things You’ll Need for Traditional Spanish Salad

To make this traditional Spanish salad you need oranges, eggs, scallions, onion, and black olives as the main ingredients.

Ingredients

• 500 grams of desalted and crumbled cod
• 4 oranges
• 1 white onion
• 1 spring onion (scallions)
• 1/2 cup (100gr) pitted black olives
• 3 boiled eggs
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• Salt to taste

How to Make Traditional Spanish Salad – Step by Step Guide

1. To start making this Spanish salad recipe, you have to cook the eggs in boiling water for 10 minutes. Set them aside to cool down.

2. After that, grab a large salad bowl or plate and place the crumbled and desalted cod.

3. Now, peel the oranges and cut them into thin slices. Set some slices aside to decorate the Spanish orange salad at the end. Place the rest of the orange slices on top of the cod.

4. Then, peel and cut the white onion into thin slices and add it to the salad. Also, cut the black olives in half and add them to the salad.

5. Also, peel the boiled eggs and cut them into slices (whatever size you want, but medium size is better). Reserve some egg slices to decorate at the end and place the rest on top of the salad.

6. For the next step in this Spanish summer salad recipe, chop the scallion into thin slices.

7. Now you have to dress the scallion salad with extra virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, and salt to taste. Mix all the ingredients well so that they are covered in flavors.

8. Then, take the scallions salad to the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to chill so that the flavors blend together.

9. For the final step, decorate the traditional Spanish salad before serving it with the reserved orange and egg slices.

Substitution of Ingredients

What we love the most about the salads from Spain is that you can play a lot with the ingredients, but if you keep the dressing the same they will always have the Andalusian flavor.

That means that you can change different ingredients from this traditional Spanish salad, like switching black olives for green ones.

You can also use red onion instead of white, or remove the scallions if you don’t like them.

We recommend keeping the citrus the same, so don’t change the orange, if you want to use other fruits then check different easy Spanish salad recipes, like the ensalada de mango or ensalada de melon.

Tips on Serving Traditional Spanish Salad

Something that we love about this traditional Spanish salad is how versatile it is at the moment of serving.

When it comes to salad recipes from Spain, this one is perfect to serve as tapas (or appetizers).

Besides that, you can serve this Spanish fish salad as a side dish, or serve it with other dishes like tortilla de patatas or patatas a lo pobre.

Despite being a Spanish salad with oranges, you shouldn’t mistake it for the Spanish fruit salad, or any other dessert salad, as this is a savory dish.

How to Store Traditional Spanish Salad

If you have some leftovers or you just want to store some of your traditional Spanish salad for later, then there is a thing you can do.

You can place this simple Spanish salad in a covered container (with a lid, plastic wrap, or a clean plastic bag) and take it to the fridge for up to 12 hours.

Since all the ingredients of this Spanish seafood salad are meant to be eaten fresh (especially the fruits and vegetables) you can’t freeze it.

Some Spanish salad recipes that can be stored for longer, or even in the freezer, are the ensalada de bacalao and the ensalada de salmon.

Recipe Card: Traditional Spanish Salad

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