Valencian Salad Ensalada Valenciana Food

AUTHENTIC ¨ENSALADA VALENCIANA¨ SALAD FROM VALENCIA SPAIN

Steps:

• Add 2 medium sized organic eggs into a sauce pan, fill it with cold water to about 1 inch above the eggs, heat it with a high heat, once it comes to a boil place a lid on top and lower the fire to a low heat, after 9 minutes remove the pan from the heat, drain the water and rinse the eggs under cold running water, set aside to cool
• Remove the leaves from a head of romaine lettuce and stack them up, tightly roll the leaves together, kind of like a cigar, cut it right down the middle lengthwise and roughly chop the lettuce
• Rinse the cut lettuce under cold running water and pat dry with a dish cloth or use a salad spinner, add the cleaned lettuce into a large shallow bowl
• Thinly slice 1/2 of an onion and add on top of the lettuce, cut 2 tomatoes into wedges and add on top of the lettuce, grab between 15 to 20 green pimento stuffed Spanish olives and decorate around the salad, grab 4 jarred white asparagus and gently pat them dry with paper towels, add on top of the salad, season everything with fine sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper
• Drain the oil from 2 tins of Spanish tuna and add the tuna on top of the salad
• Peel the eggs and cut them in half lengthwise, add on top of the salad, sprinkle about a 1/4 cup of jarred corn over the salad and drizzle in about 2 tbsp of a good quality extra virgin olive oil, enjoy!

ENSALADA ESMERALDA WITH AVOCADO DRESSING

Steps:

• Cut the zucchini in thick slices. Crumble the cheese. In a medium size bowl, combine the zucchini and cheese with the green onion, poblano chiles, sea salt and pepper. Add the Avocado Dressing and mix gently. Refrigerate for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Serve on bed of lettuce leaves and garnish with the olives.

ENSALADA CRIOLLA

Steps:

• Arrange everything on a large platter. Toss with oil, vinegar, and season with salt and pepper.

ENSALADA VALENCIANA

Steps:

• Marinate oranges and onion in olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper for 15 minutes to one hour.
• Add to salad greens and toss.