One of my favourite salads is the ubiquitous ensalada mixta, which consists of wonderful crunchy lettuce, slices of sweet Spanish onion, half-green half-red tomatoes sometimes piled high with tuna fish, hard-boiled eggs with rich yellow yolks, and olives. It is simply dressed with sea salt, olive oil and a dash of wine vinegar.
Throughout Spain salads are invariably served as hors d’oeuvres. If you want just a simple green salad to go with your grilled lamb chops or roast leg of lamb you need to speak Spanish pretty damned well.