Having made it to South Africa with 28kg of presents (and very little clothes), I am now having a relaxing holiday! Very warm, very good and finally over my cold.
So what does a foodie do on holiday? Well, eat and cook of course. Yum and I treated myself to some really good bargains from the local Bargain Book Store. The most interesting is Casa Moro - the Second Cookbook which is a wealth of Spanish and Moroccan food. Not just the favourites although it does contain a recipe for the addictive Russian Salad but also some lovely unusual contributions.
The Spanish (and the Moroccans for that matter) do some amazing salads and I fell in love with this one which is impressive, tasty and - hurrah - easy!
- Take 4 gem lettuces, remove any damaged outer leaves, wash and cut into length ways pieces. They need to look like chicory leaves or scoops rather than diced. Arrange these on a plate.
- Roast 3 red bell peppers (or even better buy them or Piquillo peppers already roasted in a jar) and peel and tear into strips before laying them across the lettuce
- Season with a little salt and pepper and sprinkle on 1.5 tablespoons of good quality red wine vinegar.
- Peel 4 garlic cloves and chop roughly before warming a 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in a pan.
- Once the pan is fairly hot, add the garlic and gently colour. You want it to go a nice even brown colour but not burn.
- Spoon this over the salad and then serve immeditately.
L xx
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