Simple Spanish Salad Recipe - Ensalada Sencilla

This salad is very commonly eaten in Spain during the summer. It has a very few ingredients. No doubt its tasty and refreshing.

Ingredients: 

• 2 hard-boiled eggs 
• 1 head romaine or iceburg lettuce 
• 3 medium size ripe tomatoes 
• 1/2 white or yellow onion 
• 1 (6 oz) can tuna in oil 
• 2 oz (50 gr) green olives 
• 2 oz (50 gr) black olives 
• 3 Tbsp (1.5 oz) red wine vinegar 
• 6 Tbsp (3 oz) extra virgin olive oil 
• salt to taste

Preparation: 

• Boil eggs and remove from heat to cool.

• Rinse and drain lettuce. Trim any spots and tear into pieces, laying them out on a platter. 

• Rinse and cut each tomato into 6-8 pieces. Peel and thinly slice onion. Scatter over lettuce on platter. 

• Open tuna and drain oil from can. Flake tuna with fork and scatter over salad. 

• Peel and slice eggs, and place atop salad. Scatter green and black olives over salad. 

•  Wisk oil and vinegar in a small mixing bowl and drizzle over the salad. Salt to taste and serve.