Trempó: Traditional Mallorcan Summer Salad with Tomato & Onion 60 2026

Trempó is the salad that shows up on every table in Mallorca once the heat arrives. It needs just three vegetables from the island's market gardens — ripe tomato, sweet white onion and green pepper — plus good olive oil and salt. The result is crisp, juicy and incredibly light, the kind of dish that makes a blazing afternoon feel a little more bearable.

What makes trempó special is its simplicity. There is no cooking, no fuss and no long list of ingredients — just careful knife work and a generous glug of extra virgin olive oil. In Mallorca, cooks reach for the local white onion and the island's green pepper, but sweet white onion and Italian green pepper work beautifully elsewhere.

Serve it as a starter, as a side for grilled meat or fish, or spoon it over bread to make the famous coca de trempó. Either way, it is best ice-cold, so give it time in the fridge before it hits the table.

Ingredients for Trempó

This makes 2 servings as a starter or side.

• 1 large ripe tomato
• 1 sweet white onion
• 1 Italian green pepper
• Salt
• Extra virgin olive oil

How to Make Trempó Step by Step

1. Dice the vegetables

Peel 1 large ripe tomato and cut it into even cubes of about 1 cm. Do the same with 1 sweet white onion and 1 Italian green pepper, keeping all the pieces roughly the same size so the salad looks neat and eats well. Use a tomato that is ripe but still firm, otherwise it will collapse into mush.

2. Combine in a bowl

Place the diced tomato, onion and green pepper in a bowl and mix them together gently. This salad could not be easier or faster to put together — it is simply a matter of combining the chopped vegetables, dressing them and chilling them until serving time.

3. Dress with salt and olive oil

Add salt to taste and a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Be generous with the oil, as it brings the three vegetables together and carries the flavor of the onion and pepper.

4. Mix and chill

Give everything another stir, then put the bowl of trempó in the fridge until you are ready to serve. Chilling it properly is what makes this Mallorcan salad so refreshing on a hot day.

Tips for the Best Trempó

Choose the right vegetables

In Mallorca, cooks use the local white onion and the island's green pepper, both native to the island. Outside Spain, sweet white onion and Italian green pepper are the closest and best substitutes. Whatever you use, make sure the tomato is ripe but firm so the cubes hold their shape.

Cut everything the same size

Aim for cubes of roughly 1 cm so every spoonful has a bit of tomato, onion and pepper. Uniform pieces not only look better but also let the vegetables marinate evenly in the oil and salt.

Serve it ice-cold and use it well

Trempó can be served as a starter, as a side for grilled meat or fish, or used to make the classic coca de trempó. Keep it in the fridge until the moment you serve it, and enjoy it well chilled for the freshest flavor.

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