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XATÓ DE SITGES

Xató is an escarole based salad prepared seasonally throughout the Garraf region of Catalunya, each town here has its special recipe. It is treat for us and as Sitgeanos, this recipe is our local style presented first in Catalá and then in English. - Gala

Per a la salsa (for the salad dressing):
100 grams ametlles torrades (toasted almonds)
60 grams avellanas torrades (toasted hazelnuts)
2 peces seitons (2 anchovies or more to taste)
2 peces grans d'all (large garlic cloves or more to taste, crushed)
4 peces nyores escaldades (red rehydrated adobo type peppers)
1/2 pece bixto (chili pepper or more to taste)
Pa fregit o torrat (bread toasted or fried)
Vinagre (vinegar - red wine)
Sal (salt to taste)
Oli d'oliva (olive oil, the spicier the better)

Elaboració (preparation of the xató dressing):

En un mortar a má es trinsen les ametlles, les avellanes, els seitons dessalats, els grans d'all, si s'hi vol, la sal, les llesques de pa (remullar amb el vinagre) i es va lligant amb l'oli d'oliva. (In a mortar, crush the almonds, hazelnuts, anchovies, garlic and peppers to a paste, add the toasted bread softened in some vinegar, salt and olive oil to form an emulsified dressing.

Per al plat (for the salad plate):
Escaroles (escarole)
12 peces seitons (anchovies)
100 grams Tonyina salada (salad tuna)
100 grams bacallá salat i esquiexat (dried salt cod, rehydrated)
100 grams olives arbequinas (arbequina olives)

Elaboració (preparation of the salad for serving):

Es netegen, es remullen i es trossegen les escaroles (wash, dress and toss the escaroles in the dressing). Afegirem con mitja de els seitons, la tonyina i el bacallá al recipient junt amb l'escarole (add half the anchovies, tuna and cod to the escarole). Hi abocarem les olives i finalment la salsa lligada al recipient (arrange the olives around the plated salad and drizzle over more dressing). Guarnecida con el pescado desalado (garnish with the remaining fish).

El Xató se acompaña tradicionalmente con diferentes tipos de tortillas, per exemple de guisantes, judias, alcachofas, butifarra, etc. (Xató salad traditionally accompanies various types of tortillas or frittatas, for example with peas, beans, artichokes or sausage).