The acquasale in a jar, also known as acquasala, is a humble dish of fishermen and farmers typical of southern Italy, particularly popular in Campania, often made with stale bread or friselle.
Made with few ingredients, it’s perfect for summer!
If you’re tired of the usual cold pasta or rice salad as a summer dish, here is the solution. Quick, fresh, and easy to enjoy wherever you are.
I might be biased, but this colorful and summer recipe immediately cheers me up and makes me long for the sea, sun, and relaxing days.
This is a great recycling recipe, born from the need to reuse stale bread, traditionally soaked with seawater. The result is a kind of fresh and flavorful salad, perfect to enjoy for any lunch or dinner.
Also read these summer recipes:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 1 Piece
- Cooking methods: No cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Summer
- Energy 769.95 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 75.53 (g) of which sugars 11.73 (g)
- Proteins 21.84 (g)
- Fat 42.72 (g) of which saturated 12.18 (g)of which unsaturated 5.50 (g)
- Fibers 4.71 (g)
- Sodium 1,441.50 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 300 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
INGREDIENTS FOR ACQUASALE IN A JAR
- 15 taralli (tarallini)
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 15 Olives (green or black pitted)
- 1 onion (small)
- 1.75 oz Mozzarella
- to taste dried oregano
- to taste Basil
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
Tools
- 1 Jar
PREPARATION FOR ACQUASALE IN A JAR
Take an airtight jar.
Break up the taralli into large pieces and place them at the bottom.
Pour a tablespoon of water over the taralli and mix.
In a bowl, mix olives, cherry tomatoes, chopped onion, mozzarella cubes, basil leaves, and oregano.
Season with olive oil, salt, mix and pour into the jar.Let it rest and then shake before enjoying.
Adriana’s Advice
You can choose the flavors of taralli you prefer, even fennel or chili.
