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almonds, cheese, fruit, hard-boiled eggs, lettuce, olives, vegetables, vinaigrette
The Spaniards eat salad. They eat salad communally. It’s usually served with simple, seasonal ingredients, on a large plate set in the middle of the table. They splash on a good sherry or red wine vinegar and always, always, always their best olive oil drizzled over. It’s a thing of beauty. Continue reading
This little summer salad is crisp, cold and just perfect for a hot summer day. Excellent with pork, but really, it works with almost anything. We had it with Shrimp in Scotch-Cream Sauce with Cilantro and Garlic. It was delicious.
This is a beautiful salad. It positively screams “Spring”! It’s green…really green. And it has texture, as well as a velvety quality from the lettuces. The 

Vinaigrette is another Mother Sauce made of a simple blend of oil, vinegar, salt and pepper (usually 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar). More elaborate variations can include any combination of spices, herbs, shallots, onions, mustard, etc.