Sicilian Salt Cod And Orange Salad

Total Time: 49 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 49 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 blood oranges
• 1 lemon (optional)
• 1/3 cup black olives, pitted, coarsely chopped
• 1 red onion, small, very thinly sliced
• 1 chili pepper, small, roasted, seeded and sliced (red or green)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 8 ounces salt cod fish
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano, crumbled (greek or sicilian)
• salad greens (such as escarole or frisee)

Recipe

• 1 prepare the salt cod.
• 2 soak the fish for at least 24 hours or preferably 48 hours, changing the water three to four times each day.
• 3 when the fish has softened and lost its intense saltiness, rinse and drain it.
• 4 dry the fish as best you can with paper towels.
• 5 pull the fish into shreds with your hands.
• 6 prepare the salad.
• 7 cut off each end of each of the oranges (and the lemon if you are using one).
• 8 stand each orange on end and using a jig-saw motion slice away the skin and pith.
• 9 slice the flesh of the fruit into chunks.
• 10 combine the chunks of fruit in a bowl with the olives, onion, chili, oil, vinegar, salt cod and oregano.
• 11 toss to mix well.
• 12 cover with plastic wrap and set aside, at room temperature, for at least an hour.
• 13 to serve, arrange greens (if you're using them) on a platter and mound the salad on top.