Salmoriglio

Salmoriglio

Salmoriglio

Sicilian sauce

Salmoriglio is a southern Italian condiment made of lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and herbs (such as oregano and parsley).[1] It is common in Sicily[2] and Calabria[1][3] as an accompaniment to seafoods or meats,[2] especially swordfish.[3]

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Salmoriglio shares the same etymology as Spanish salmorejo (from Latin salimuria meaning "brine"). However, they are two entirely different dishes, salmoriglio being a sauce or condiment based on lemon, herbs and oil, whereas salmorejo is a Spanish soup consisting of tomatoes and bread.

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References

  1. [1]
    Rosetta Costantino with Janet Fletcher, My Calabria: Rustic Family Cooking from Italy's Undiscovered South (W.W. Norton, 2010), p. 172.
  2. [2]
    Anna Muffoletto, The Art of Sicilian Cooking (Doubleday, 1971), p. 161.
  3. [3]
    Gillian Riley, "Calabria" in The Oxford Companion to Italian Food (Oxford University Press, 2007), pp. 86-89.


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