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Trempó: Mallorca's summer salad
Three ingredients, olive oil, salt – done. Trempó depends on tomatoes and peppers being ripe and aromatic in high summer, and on the island it accompanies practically everything from grilled fish to coca.
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Trempó: Mallorca's summer salad
Trempó is a Mallorcan summer salad of diced tomatoes, green pepper and onion, dressed with olive oil and salt. It is eaten as a side dish and also serves as the topping of the Coca de Trampó.
Ingredients and preparation
The base is ripe tomatoes, mild green pepper (pebre verd) and white onion, all cut into small cubes. Good olive oil and salt are added; some households add capers, olives or a little vinegar.
The salad is best left to stand for a few minutes before it is served, so that the tomato juice and olive oil combine.
Season and variations
Trempó is purely a summer dish that depends on the quality of the tomatoes. From June to September you will find it in almost every bar as a side dish or tapa.
Regionally, Ramallet tomatoes, melon or capers are also mixed in – but the basic formula of tomato, pepper and onion always remains recognisable.
Trempó and the Coca de Trampó
The same vegetable mix forms the topping of the Coca de Trampó, a flat yeast-dough bake without cheese. If you like the salad, the coca is the baked version of the same idea.
Practical tips
- Order it in high summer – outside the tomato season the salad is noticeably less good.
- Ideal as a light side dish with grilled fish or meat.
- The ingredients are available fresh at weekly markets, and a trempó can be made in your holiday apartment in minutes.
- Vegan and gluten-free – one of the most straightforward options on Mallorcan menus.
Good to know
Price ranges, opening hours and airline rules change. We only give verifiable features and orders of magnitude – check details directly with the seller or your airline before you buy or fly.
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Dish Traditional Island-wide
Trempó
Mallorcan summer salad
Tomato, green pepper and onion with olive oil – the island's summer salad.
- Ingredients
- Tomatoes, green pepper, onion, olive oil, salt
- Diet
- vegan · gluten-free
- Price range
- Side dish in the single-digit euro range
- Where to buy
- Weekly markets for seasonal vegetables
- Flight
- Fresh salad – not something for the flight home, but available everywhere on the island.
Last checked: September 2026
Price ranges, opening hours and airline rules change. We only give verifiable features and orders of magnitude – check details directly with the seller or your airline before you buy or fly.
| Product | Hand luggage | Suitcase | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trempó | no | no | Fresh salad – not something for the flight home, but available everywhere on the island. |
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between trempó and Coca de Trampó?
Trempó is the raw vegetable salad; the Coca de Trampó is a flat yeast-dough bake topped with the same vegetables and baked.
Which tomatoes go into a trempó?
Ripe summer tomatoes, often Mallorcan Ramallet tomatoes too. What matters is ripeness, not the variety.
Is trempó vegan?
Yes, it consists of vegetables, olive oil and salt.
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