Dalmatian Salted Anchovy Salad Recipes

TOMATO SALAD WITH ANCHOVY TOASTS

Steps:

• Make the vinaigrette: Put the shallot and garlic in a small bowl. Add red wine vinegar, a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper and macerate 5 minutes. Whisk in the olive oil and set aside.
• Make the anchovy toasts: Pound garlic to a paste with a little salt, then mash anchovy fillets into the paste. Stir in olive oil. Paint toasts lightly with anchovy mixture and set aside.
• Arrange tomatoes on a platter or in a low wide bowl. Season tomatoes with salt and pepper. Scatter olives over tomatoes. Whisk vinaigrette and spoon evenly over tomatoes. Garnish with basil leaves and anchovy toast.

ARUGULA SALAD WITH ANCHOVY DRESSING

Steps:

• In a blender, combine lemon juice, garlic and kosher salt. Let sit for 2 minutes, then add anchovies and parsley, and blend to combine.
• With blender running, drizzle in oil until emulsified. Taste and add more lemon or kosher salt if necessary.
• In a large bowl, toss together arugula and just enough of the dressing to coat the leaves (you may not need all of it). Sprinkle with flaky sea salt and pepper and serve immediately.

COLORFUL CHICORY SALAD WITH ANCHOVY DRESSING

Steps:

• Tear radicchio or Castelfranco leaves into rough 2-inch pieces; slice any other chicories into 2-inch-wide ribbons. Put the leaves in a salad bowl.
• Make the dressing: Combine the garlic, anchovy, mustard, vinegar and lemon juice in a small bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and a generous amount of pepper. Whisk in the olive oil. Taste and adjust seasoning.
• Make the salad: Sprinkle the chicory leaves with a pinch of salt and add 3 tablespoons dressing. Toss well, making sure all leaves are coated lightly. Taste a leaf and add more dressing as needed. Add croutons and grated cheese before serving.

ESCAROLE SALAD WITH ANCHOVY DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large wooden salad bowl, mash the anchovies with a fork until they form a paste. Whisk in mustard and vinegar. Drizzle in the olive oil while whisking to create an emulsion. Adjust the seasonings with and salt and black pepper, to taste. Add the escarole, green onions and olives to the bowl and gently toss to coat the leaves with the dressing. Serve immediately.

I TRULLI'S WHITE ANCHOVY AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• Use a sharp knife to cut peel from oranges, removing all the white pith. Cut sections out, slicing close to membrane. On 6 salad plates, arrange orange sections like spokes of a wheel, alternating with anchovy fillets, leaving a space in the center of each plate.
• Beat lemon juice and olive oil together and season. Toss with mesclun and put in center of each plate. Scatter parsley over anchovies and oranges. Season with pepper.

CROATIAN ANCHOVY SALAD

Steps:

• Clean the anchovies (remove head and guts).
• Boil the water (use large pot with low rim, so that all anchovies have the same chance) with garlic clove, 2 bay leaves and salt until boils. Add vinegar and remove the pot from fire.
• Add anchovies in that hot water and keep them inside not more than 2 minutes. When meat starts to separate from bones it's done (you have to take them out just before this happens).
• Using hollow spoon remove the anchovies from water and put them in a bowl.
• Before you put them in a bowl, slice the onion into rounds and arrange them to cover the bottom (take also large bowl with low rim).
• Spread rosemary leaves, capers, black pepper berries, bay leaves over onion and than put anchovies over. Pour olive oil over anchovies. Slice lemon into rings and arrange rings to cover anchovies. You can put just some of cooked water over if you want to keep them in refrigerator.
• Cool the salad and serve.
• You can keep the salad in refrigerator up to 4 days.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH ANCHOVY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice and mustard in small bowl. Gradually whisk in olive oil. Add chopped anchovies. Season dressing with salt and pepper.
• Place lettuce in large bowl. Add dressing and toss to coat.

AJO BLANCO WITH ALMOND, CUCUMBER AND WHITE ANCHOVY SALAD

Steps:

• Ajo Blanco:.
• Place blanched almonds in a bowl and cover with water. Cover and stand overnight.
• Place bread in a bowl and cover with water. Stand for 1 hour. Drain and squeeze excess water from bread.
• Place bread in a food processor with drained almonds and garlic; process until well combined.
• With the motor running, gradually add the 3 3/4 cups water in a thin, steady stream until nuts are finely chopped and mixture is well combined.
• Transfer to a bowl, cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until chilled.
• Strain soup through a fine seive into a bowl taking care not to push the mixture through as this will result in a gritty soup. Discard the pulp.
• Add the sherry vinegar and mayonnaise; season to taste with salt and pepper. Whisk until just combined and pour into a serving jug.
• Divide and arrange the salad ingredients between 4 bowls. To serve, pour the soup over the salad at the table.

ROMAN GARLIC AND ANCHOVY SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• In a bowl combine anchovies and 1/4 cup vinegar and let stand 6 hours if using salted anchovies, 2 hours if using bottled or canned. Drain anchovies (debone if using salted) and rinse well. Pat anchovies dry between paper towels and in small food processor blend with garlic until garlic is minced. Add oil, remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar, salt, and pepper and blend dressing until smooth and emulsified. Dressing keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week.

ROMAINE SALAD WITH ANCHOVY AND LEMON

Steps:

• Prepare the romaine hearts: Cut off the bottoms, and remove a few of the outer leaves from each head. Gently separate the pale inner leaves and refresh in a deep basin of cold water. Drain leaves well, then spin dry, wrap in kitchen towels and refrigerate.
• Make the dressing: In a small bowl, stir together the lemon zest, lemon juice, mustard, garlic and anchovy. Whisk in the olive oil, and season well with salt and pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning; dressing should be rather tart.
• Put the leaves in a large salad bowl. Sprinkle lightly with salt, pour the dressing over the lettuce and gently coat the leaves, tossing with your hands. Using a peeler, shave large curls of Parmesan over the salad.