Mixed Vegetables, Spanish-Style

Mixed Vegetables, Spanish-Style, Menestra de Verduras, is found on every menu throughout Spain — as the name implies, a little stew of mixed vegetables. It can vary from a pre-prepared pack of frozen vegetables to a most scrumptious selection of fresh ones, delicately and lightly cooked. I found it a wonderful accompaniment to a sauceless dish of, say, pork chops or lamb cutlets or straightforward plain chicken. In Spain it is served in restaurants as a separate course and so makes a