a spanish inspired salad & thankyou
December 21st, 2009 admin
I feel a little weird at the moment. Here I am in the beautiful city of Barcelona, it’s freezing outside, there are pretty lights and decorations everywhere. My diary tells me it’s 4 sleeps until Santa comes. But it doesn’t feel like Christmas. It’s just not warm enough. I digress. I didn’t drop by to whinge today. I wanted to share with you a brilliant little salad inspired by the cornerstones of Catalan cuisine – tomato, bread and olive oil. A little salad that is a pinch to make and that will be perfect thing for …
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