Lifestyle? Light salad can serve as an addition to meat or a main course, and in both cases it will never be superfluous to learn recipes for delicious Spanish salads.
Ensalada malagueña (Malaga salad)
A salad typical of Andalusia and the province of Malaga. Previously, it was called "salmorejo" (not to be confused with the rabbit marinade and mashed soup of the same name). This is a summer salad, the main ingredients of which are boiled potatoes, Orange, green onion, olives and cod . If desired, you can add boiled eggs and parsley. The salad is prepared at home, served in bars as tapas or in restaurants.
To prepare this salad, you need:
- 3 potatoes
- 100 gr salted cod
- 3 oranges
- 100 ml olive oil
- A few green onions
- 10 olives
- Salt to taste
Boil potatoes, cool, cut into small pieces. For a richer taste, you can boil it in the peel.
Cut the orange into slices without draining the juice. Finely chop the green onion. Mix potatoes, oranges and onions with orange juice. Garnish with chopped cod and olives. Salt to taste. Drizzle with olive oil and refrigerate for half an hour before serving.
Ensalada murciana (Murcia salad)
Ensalada murciana (also called moje or mojete) is a typical dish from the La Mancha region and the Murcia region. There are two ways to prepare a salad: by adding chopped fresh tomato or cleaned canned. Also, instead of tuna, Spaniards can use salted cod or olives instead of black olives.
It's humble and simple but amazing tasty dish, a perfect addition to which will be crispy fresh bread, which can be dipped in a dish.
To bring the recipe to life, you need the following ingredients:
- 1 large jar canned tomatoes(600-800 gr)
- 1 medium onion
- 2-3 eggs
- 150 gr canned tuna
- 10-12 olives
- Olive oil
- Salt
Boil eggs and leave to cool. Cut the onion into half rings and leave for a few minutes in a deep plate with water and salt. This will give it softness.
Open canned tomatoes and carefully strain. Put them in a deep plate and chop with a knife or fork, leaving a few large pieces. Peel the eggs and cut each into about 8 pieces. Open the canned tuna, drain the liquid and, gently mashing it with a fork, put it on a plate. Chop the onion and add it to the salad along with the olives. Salt and season with olive oil to taste. Mix everything well and leave for some time in the refrigerator before serving.
Spaniards prepare food quite simply. It is somewhat reminiscent of Provence or Italy, they also appreciate garlic, olive oil, tomatoes and herbs. However, Eastern and Arabic motifs are much more strongly felt here.
The north of Spain is known for its fish dishes. Which is not surprising, because the Atlantic has always been a huge catch of cod and other fish species. Even in these lands there are majestic apple orchards, famous for their cider.
The Mediterranean coast belongs to Catalonia for the most part, whose cuisine is based on cereals, grapes and olives. In addition, rice, fruits, vegetables and meat play a significant role.
In the central regions of Spain, the climate is quite hot, and the terrain is quite mountainous. These places can hardly be called an agricultural paradise. Only drought-resistant crops like beans and lentils survive here. That is why lentil and bean salads are popular, including in Madrid.
Andalusia, located in the south of Spain, is famous for its sweet food. They've been doing it here since time immemorial. cold soup gazpacho.
Salads occupy a special place among all Spanish dishes. As a rule, they are bright, juicy, saturated. They are prepared from fresh vegetables, herbs, meat or fish. Everything must be seasoned with olive oil or a special sauce. Today we will tell you how to properly prepare Spanish salads.
Avocado salad
Essential Ingredients for Avocado Salad:
- avocado - 1 pc.
- salad tomatoes - 1 pc.
- canned tuna in oil - 1 can
- arugula - 1 bunch
- olive oil - 1 tsp
- sea salt - a pinch
- lemon juice - 1 tsp
- garlic - 1 clove
Wash the avocado and cut it in half, then remove the pit and mash the flesh with a fork to a puree state. Salt, pepper, drizzle the finished avocado puree lemon juice, pour 1 tsp. olive oil and crush a clove of garlic there. To mix everything.
The peel must be removed from the tomato. To do this, you need to make an incision and lower it into boiling water, take it out after a few seconds and clean it with ease. After that, remove the seeds and excess juice, and cut the pulp into small cubes.
Open a can of tuna, drain the juice and mash the fish with a fork. Arrange a layer of avocado on a plate, then tomatoes and tuna. Ready meal decorate with arugula.
Salad with radish
Ingredients needed to make a salad with radish:
- salad tomatoes - 300 g
- radish - 1 pc.
- fresh cucumbers - 1 pc.
- bulb bulb - 1 pc.
- fresh parsley - 50 g
- dill - 50 g
- table vinegar - 1 tbsp.
- sunflower oil- 3 tbsp.
- salt, ground black pepper - a pinch
Tomatoes, cucumbers and radishes must first be thoroughly washed and cut into thin pieces of small size.
Peel the onion and cut into cubes. Dill and parsley wash, dry and finely chop. Mix everything in one bowl, salt, pepper, sprinkle with vinegar and pour over sunflower oil.
Tuna salad
Ingredients for Tuna Salad:
- lettuce - 4 bunches
- canned tuna in olive oil - 2 cans
- tomatoes - 4 pcs.
- pitted black olives - 25 pcs.
- romesco sauce - 1 cup
On the dish, first you need to put the lettuce leaves. After that, open the tuna, mash the fish with a fork and put it on lettuce leaves. Wash the tomatoes, cut into small pieces and put on the fish. Next, you need to cut the olives into two parts and put on the top layer. Pour over the romesco sauce and you can use the finished salad. 
Ham salad
Ingredients needed to make a salad with ham:
- ham - 350 g
- Bulgarian pepper - 2 pcs.
- bulb - 1 pc.
- pickled corn - 1 can
- marinated green pea– 100 g
- iceberg lettuce - 50 g
- table vinegar - 1 tbsp.
- salt - a pinch
- sunflower oil - 70 g
- parsley
Bulgarian pepper is best taken in canned form. Throw it in a colander, and then cut into cubes. Open a jar of pickled peas and corn, drain the marinade, and put the contents, in the required amount, into a salad bowl.
Peel a small onion and cut into quarters. Cut the ham into small cubes and put in a bowl with peas and corn. Wash parsley, dry and finely chop.
Mix all the ingredients of the salad, salt, pepper and pour over the dressing. For dressing, you need to combine sunflower oil with vinegar. Decorate the finished salad with parsley sprigs and lettuce leaves.
Salad with bacon
Ingredients for Bacon Salad:
- tomatoes - 12 pcs.
- bacon - 300 g
- goat cheese - 200 g
- olive oil - 5 tbsp.
- garlic - 1 clove
- pine nuts - 50 g
- lettuce leaves - 250 g
- Dijon mustard - 2 tbsp.
- balsamic vinegar- 1 tbsp.
- salt - a pinch
- ground black pepper - 0.5 tsp
Tomatoes must be baked in the oven or on the grill, but always with garlic. Then cut each into small pieces.
Bacon needs to be cut into small cubes and fried in a dry frying pan. Pine nuts should also be fried in a pan, only separately. Crumble goat cheese with your hands or chop finely.
To prepare the dressing for this salad, whisk olive oil, Dijon mustard, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper until smooth.
All prepared salad ingredients must be mixed and pour over the finished dressing. Salad can be consumed immediately after preparation.
Salad with cabbage
Ingredients needed to make cabbage salad:
- chicken meat - 200 g
- Chinese cabbage - 100 g
- tomatoes - 2 pcs.
- mayonnaise - 200 g
- soy sauce- 3 tbsp.
- curry - a pinch
- white bread - 200 g
- olive oil - 30 g
Chicken fillet must be cut into small pieces, and then marinated. For the marinade, you need to mix mayonnaise, soy sauce and curry. Put the marinated meat in a frying pan and fry until golden brown.
Wash the tomatoes and cut into small pieces. Chinese cabbage finely chop. Make more sauce from the remaining ingredients (mayonnaise, curry and soy sauce). Bread must be cut into cubes and dried in the oven.
Combine all the components of the salad in layers, sprinkle with croutons and pour dressing. Ready salad must be immediately put on the table until the croutons are softened. If you're serving later, it's best to add the croutons just before serving. 
Salad with champignons
Ingredients needed to make mushroom salad:
- green olives stuffed with lemon - 1 can
- green lettuce leaves - 150 g
- fresh champignons - 8 pcs.
- feta cheese - 100 g
- olive oil - 2 tbsp.
Mushrooms need to be cut into slices and put in a bowl. Open the jar of olives and pour the marinade into the mushrooms. Leave it like this for a while.
Olives should be cut into slices. Mash the feta cheese with a fork or chop finely. Lettuce leaves are thoroughly washed and dried, and then torn into small pieces with your hands.
Strain the mushrooms and mix with the rest of the salad ingredients. Season the salad with olive oil and mix evenly. You can use it immediately after preparation.
banana salad
Ingredients for Banana Salad:
- lettuce leaves - 100 g
- avocado - 2 pcs.
- bananas - 3 pcs.
- olive oil - 3 tbsp.
- pickled corn - 4 tbsp.
- apple cider vinegar - a little
- sea salt - a pinch
Lettuce leaves need to be washed and dried, and then cut into thin strips and put on the bottom of the plate.
Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit. To make the bone easily fall behind the pulp, you can hit it with a knife. Cut the pulp into cubes. Peel the bananas and also cut into cubes. Arrange bananas and avocados on lettuce leaves. Top to be watered apple cider vinegar and olive oil. Open a jar of corn, strain and put the required amount of the product on top of the salad. This salad is best served fresh.
Spanish cuisine is famous all over the world for its amazing dishes. Of course, it is impossible to call it single, because this country is very multinational, like our Russia, which means that many different traditions are woven in its cuisine, giving it a special flavor and unique charm.
The Spaniards love the simplicity of cooking, without any special tricks, and they also respect olive oil, spicy garlic, fresh herbs, ripe tomatoes and successfully add them to almost every recipe. Sunny, bright and rich salads are formed from these ingredients. We present the options of the best of them for your judgment.
Recipe one. Classic Spanish salad with champignons and feta cheese
Almost everything that the Spaniards love is present in this dish - tender mushrooms, bright greens, juicy pickled olives and soft cheese. The overall impression of the salad is a delicate texture, amazing taste and lightness, suitable for diet food. Main Feature This treat is that the recipe includes fresh, not thermally processed champignons, so take special care when choosing this ingredient in the store. In addition to the main ingredients, you can add slices of ripe tomatoes to the dish.
We will need:
- Pickled olives with lemon - 1 jar;
- Feta cheese - 100 grams;
- Leaves fresh lettuce- 65 grams;
- Large fresh champignons - 9 pcs.;
- Olive oil - 3 tbsp. l.
Cooking:
- We sort fresh champignons for worminess or rotting. Be sure to thoroughly wash them, and also clean if necessary. Dry a little, then cut into even halves. After that, we chop them into even, neat and beautiful slices;
- Drain the brine from the olives into a separate container, add our fresh champignons to the liquid. Leave it soaked for 15 minutes;
- The olives themselves are cut into circles;
- Drain the brine from the Feta cheese, then knead it with a fork;
- Rinse fresh lettuce leaves, put them on towels or napkins to dry, then tear them into uneven pieces with your hands;
- The mushrooms managed to marinate a little in the brine from under the olives, so we drain the liquid. It won't be useful anymore;
- Now we will assemble our Spanish salad, as required by this recipe. Combine mushrooms, torn greens and feta cheese with olives. Fill everything with olive oil, add salt;
- Now spread the food on nice plate and then bring it to the table.
Tip: If you do not risk adding fresh champignons prepared in this way to the dish, replace them with a pickled version.
Recipe two. Timbal salad with avocado and tuna
This variant of cooking mixed dishes is one of the masterpieces of Spanish cuisine, it is very popular among people who lead a healthy lifestyle, as well as vegetarians. No one has been arguing about the usefulness of avocados in its composition for a long time, on the contrary, there are legends about a huge amount of vitamins, proper fats and useful substances. This fruit does not contain sugar, but perfectly pacifies, drowns out the feeling of hunger. Other salad ingredients included in this recipe perfectly complement, enrich and saturate the taste of the dish.
We will need:
- Ripe avocado - 1 fruit;
- Tuna in oil (canned) - 1 jar;
- Green salad Arugula - 65 grams;
- Ripe tomato - 1 pc.;
- Olive oil - 2 tsp;
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp;
- Sea salt - ½ tsp;
- Garlic - 2 teeth;
- Ground peppers.
Cooking:
- We clean the garlic, wash it. Then we grind it in a press or on a grater;
- Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit. We pick out the pulp from it with a spoon, rub it with a fork to a puree state;
- Sprinkle the resulting mass with lemon juice, then pour in olive oil with garlic puree, add a little powdered pepper (any) and fine sea salt. Let's mix everything;
- We cut or prick a strong ripe tomato with a toothpick in two places. After that, we scald it, and then it will be very easy to remove the skin. We cut the peeled tomato into cubes, let the juice drain, and set aside the pulp for salad;
- Rinse the arugula, send it to dry on a towel;
- Salt the excess oil from the tuna, mash it evenly with a fork;
- Now let's assemble our salad. First, lay out a layer of paste of avocado, olive oil and garlic with lemon juice;
- On top of this, add the chopped tomato without the skin, and then lay out the canned mashed tuna;
- Decorate with a little arugula lettuce leaves. It was also possible to lay it out at the very beginning, under the first layer of food.
Tip: You can change the recipe for this dish a little by replacing the arugula salad with finely chopped green onion feathers.
Recipe three. Sombrero salad with ham and sweet pepper
The name of the famous headdress is usually identified with Mexico, but its true roots are connected with Spanish traditions. In translation, "Sombra" means blackout, shadow, which leaves an imprint on the design of the dish of the same name. It contains well-known, beloved by us products. Their combination allows you to create a stunningly beautiful and unusual delicious food, which is usually liked even by demanding picky eaters. We are offering to you classic recipe this salad.
We will need:
- Ham - 320 grams;
- Bulgarian yellow pepper canned (homemade or purchased twist in oil) - 150 grams;
- Onion - 1 pc.;
- Canned vegetables (peas and corn) - 1 jar each;
- Green salad - 50 grams;
- Vegetable oil - 20 grams;
- Fresh parsley - 40 grams;
- Vinegar - 10 ml;
- Black pepper powder - ½ tsp;
- Salt.
Cooking:
- Drain the brine from the sweet canned pepper, and then put it in a sieve so that everything is glass to the last drop. Then the ingredient can be cut into small cubes. If the skin peels off, remove it, otherwise it will spoil the taste;
- Now let's prepare the onion. Let's clean it, rinse it. Cut into large slices;
- WITH canned vegetables we also drain all the brine, you can put it in a sieve for these purposes;
- We clean the ham. Cut into thin circles, and then chop them into small rectangular slices;
- We rinse the fresh parsley, shake off the droplets from it, dry it a little with a towel, then select a few beautiful branches for decoration. And the rest we tear off from the stems, after which we chop finely;
- Lettuce leaves are also rinsed, sent to dry on their own, otherwise they will quickly wither in the dish;
- Now we will collect our Spanish salad. Combine ham with sliced canned pepper, add sweet corn, green peas, large slices of onion, and chopped parsley. Season everything with black pepper powder, salt and pour olive oil. Mix well the resulting mixture;
- Put lettuce leaves that are suitable in shape on a plate, add a ready-made treat to them;
- Decorate each serving with a set aside parsley sprig, treat the whole family!
Tip: To make “cups” out of green lettuce, use large leaves of a round, curved shape. Then the wide "sombrero fields" will acquire the correct appearance.
Recipe four. Andalusian salad with Chinese cabbage
This Spanish salad has the crunchy taste of Chinese cabbage, the sweetness of ripe tomatoes, the fullness of chicken, and the amazing aroma of spices. It is difficult to find a person who would not like such a treat, because the ingredients included in its composition are so loved by many of us and are perfectly combined with each other. The original marinade dressing adds a bit of piquancy to a bright, elegant, really summer salad. Try to cook this chic dish for your family at least once, and this recipe will forever "settle" in your cookbook.
We will need:
- Chicken - 200 grams (excluding bones);
- Sweet strong tomatoes - 2 pcs.;
- Chinese cabbage - 100 grams;
- Soy sauce - 4 tbsp. l.;
- Mayonnaise - 1 sachet;
- Curry powder - ½ tsp;
- White bread - 200 grams.
Cooking:
- First, let's prepare the marinade for the chicken, which will also be our salad dressing later. To do this, combine soy sauce with curry and mayonnaise in one mixture. Let's mix it up;
- Now let's get to the chicken. Rinse it, separate the bones, remove the skin. Cut into medium pieces, 1 finger thick, and then marinate in one third of the prepared marinade for half an hour;
- At this time, you can work on vegetables. Rinse Chinese cabbage, dry. Then cut into strips very thin;
- Tomatoes are also well washed, wiped. Shred into neat beautiful slices;
- We cut white bread into thin slices, and then chop each of these pieces into small cubes. We line the bottom of a large baking sheet with oiled paper, distribute our bread evenly over it. Then we dry everything, brown in the oven at 150 degrees;
- During this time, the chicken meat marinated. Fry it in a pan in a small amount of vegetable fat;
- Now let's collect our wonderful treat floor by floor, as we have a puff pastry recipe. Let's lay out first Chinese cabbage and tomatoes, sprinkle everything with part of the sauce;
- Next, lay out the fried chicken, pour again with our dressing;
- The salad is ready, it remains only to sprinkle it with crackers just before serving. Eat to your health!
