Recipes · Spanish · Salads

Esqueixada

One serving has 239 kcal and 20 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (125%), selenium (81%), vitamin K (70%), phosphorus (45%), pyridoxine (28%) and vitamin C (25%). Ready in 90 minutes.

Esqueixada
Photo: diluvi, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 90 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (176 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
  • Contains: fish, sulphite

Ingredients

  • 30 g Salt cod
  • 80 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 30 g Onions, red, raw
  • 15 g Olives, black
  • 12 g Olive oil
  • 6 g Vinegar, red wine
  • 3 g Parsley, fresh

Method

  1. Soak the salt cod in cold water for 24 hours, changing the water 2-3 times, until much of the salt has washed out.
  2. Drain and shred the cod into flakes with your fingers, discarding any skin or bone.
  3. Toss the shredded cod with the diced tomato, sliced onion and olives.
  4. Dress with the olive oil and vinegar, scatter with parsley and serve chilled.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy239 kcal11%
Carbohydrates7 g
Water127 mL
Fiber1.8 g6%
Protein20.1 g42%
Tryptophan0.22 g
Threonine0.86 g
Isoleucine0.9 g
Leucine1.6 g
Lysine1.8 g
Methionine0.57 g
Cystine0.21 g
Phenylalanine0.77 g
Tyrosine0.66 g
Valine1 g
Histidine0.58 g
Fat14.6 g
Monounsaturated10 g
Polyunsaturated1.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.13 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.3 g
Saturated2.2 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol45.6 mg
Calcium80.7 mg8%
Copper0.15 mg17%
Iron2.3 mg13%
Magnesium54 mg17%
Manganese0.16 mg9%
Phosphorus316 mg45%
Potassium691 mg15%
Selenium44.6 µg81%
Sodium2,226 mg
Zinc0.73 mg9%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.13 mg12%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.1 mg9%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.8 mg20%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.62 mg12%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.36 mg28%
Folate (vitamin B9)29.8 µg7%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)3 µg125%
Choline96.5 mg23%
Vitamin A61.4 µg9%
Vitamin C18.4 mg25%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)48.3 IU8%
Vitamin E3.3 mg22%
Vitamin K63.2 µg70%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.5 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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