A good ensalada mixta recipe ensures the perfect start to any Spanish meal. Melanie shares her tried and true recipe below! I recall a recent dining experience with my American friends here in the US. We were seated around a table at a restaurant deciding what to order as … [Read more...]
Patatas Aliñadas Recipe (Spanish Potato Salad)
Patatas aliñadas is one of those dishes that doesn't necessarily impress at first glance. It's the type of recipe that is completely unforgiving when made with mediocre ingredients, and quite possibly one of the reasons many people return from Spain without truly understanding … [Read more...]
Tuna Belly, Blood Orange and Avocado Spanish Salad Recipe
Ventresca de atún (tuna belly) is a gourmet canned product here in Spain that puts your average can of tuna fish to shame. Especially when it's a can of wild Atlantic bluefin tuna (ventresca de atún rojo salvaje), fished by the old Phoenician method called Almadraba. I … [Read more...]
Ensaladilla Rusa Recipe (Russian Potato Salad)
Every traditional Spanish cookbook has an ensaladilla rusa recipe. This Russian potato salad has quite a history behind it! It's one of the most common dishes in any Spanish tapas bar, and you either love it or hate it. I happen to be a huge fan of ensaladilla rusa, … [Read more...]
Orange and Red Pepper Salad Recipe
This easy and delicious orange and red pepper salad recipe is the perfect winter salad. Bursting with juicy oranges, roasted red peppers, olives, tuna and eggs, this salad is the perfect healthy meal. Recently Madrid Food Tour helped organize a Tapas Workshop for 20 … [Read more...]
