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Spanish Summer Tomato Salad

Spanish Summer Tomato Salad | The Famous Pipirrana Salad

Course Salad
Cuisine Spanish
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 4
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 4 large tomatoes
  • 1 spring onion
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 60 ml
  • 2 cans tuna in olive oil 4 oz / 110 grams each
  • sea salt & black pepper

Instructions

  1. Add the eggs into a saucepan, fill with water just enough to cover the eggs, heat with a high heat, once it comes to a boil, place a lid on the pan and turn off the heat

  2. In the meantime, dice the tomatoes, finely chop the spring onion, finely chop the green bell pepper, and roughly chop the garlic

  3. Add the chopped garlic into a mortar, along with 2 small spoonfuls of the chopped bell pepper, and a pinch of salt, using a pestle pound down on the ingredients until you get a paste-like texture

  4. After leaving the eggs to sit for 10 to 11 minutes and they are hard-boiled, transfer them to a bowl with iced water, once they're cool enough to handle, about 3 minutes, peel the eggs, then cut them in half and remove the yolk, finely chop the egg whites

  5. Add the egg yolks into the mortar with the garlic paste, mash down until well mashed, then slowly add in the olive oil while mixing it together

  6. Add the diced tomatoes into a large bowl, along with the chopped spring onion, chopped green bell pepper (saving just a bit for garnish), and the chopped egg whites (saving just a bit for garnish), the pour in the egg yolk sauce, and season everything with salt & pepper, mix together until well mixed

  7. Drain the cans of tuna into a fine sieve with a bowl underneath, gently flake the tuna, then add into the tomato salad, and mix together, serve at room temperature or even chilled, topped off with the remaining chopped green bell pepper and chopped egg whites, enjoy!

Recipe Notes

Get the Spanish Olive Oil and Spanish Canned Tuna I used to make this Recipe