Cooking with Paradores: a fresh and light recipe for this summer
07 de July 2025

If you enjoy discovering the unique flavours of Paradores cuisine and love experimenting in the kitchen, "Cooking with Paradores" is the place for you. In this space, our most talented chefs share their most emblematic creations so that you can prepare them at home and leave everyone speechless.

This week, Víctor Córdoba, chef at the Parador de El Saler, proposes a dish full of contrasts and tradition: cod confit salad, orange, black olives and red onion. A fresh, light and elegant combination that captures the essence of the Mediterranean in every mouthful.

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We can't wait to see your interpretation of this delicious recipe!

 

Parador: El Saler

Chef: Víctor Córdoba

 

 

Ingredients for the cod confit (10 people)

 
Products  Quantity 
Cod 1kg
AOVE c/s
Garlic cloves   4 uds

 

Ingredients for the salad

 
Products  Quantity 
Cooked quail egg  30 uds
Black olive 100 gr
Orange 1kg
Rúcula 200gr
Bud c/s
Maldon salt c/s
Red onion 300gr
AOVE 50 ml
Apple cider vinegar   1 dl

 

Elaboration

 

1. Pack the cod with the olive oil and the garlic cloves.

2. Steam for 30 minutes at 85ºC.

3. Cool and crumble.

 

Presentation

 

1. Place the crumbled cod and the halved boiled quail eggs in a ring as a base.

2. Chop the black olives into slices, remove the orange segments and cut in half.

3. Place a bouquet of rocket and sprouts seasoned with a little Maldon salt.

4. When passing, add the vinaigrette and the finely chopped onion slices.