Pantesca salad

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

Insalata pantesca

A Pantesca salad
Type	Salad
Place of origin	Italy
Region or state	Pantelleria, Sicily
Main ingredients	potatoes, tomatoes, red onions, olive oil, capers, olives, salt, mackerel
Media: Insalata pantesca

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]

See also

• Italian cuisine
• List of salads
• Sicilian cuisine
• List of Sicilian dishes
•  Italy portal

References

1. "Recipe: Insalata Pantesca (Pantelleria Salad)". June 13, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
2. "Insalata pantesca" (in Italian). Retrieved January 31, 2019.
3. Pilati, Giacomo; Allotta, Alba (2013). La cucina trapanese e delle isole (in Italian). Orme Editori/Tarka. ISBN 978-8867100378.
4. "Pantelleria, un'isola unica" (in Italian). Retrieved February 1, 2019.