This salad is the beginning of any party in Murcia. The Murcian salad a great accompaniment to the tapas table or a perfect start to the main course. The salad from Murcia is a natural part of summer dinners in the region, but it can be eaten all year round.
Henrik Vilain and Ingo Schauser’s cookbook, from their Andalusian kitchen, is an exceptionally beautiful and compelling tribute to lemons. With great creativity, the couple has re-imagined green dishes, where lemons play everything from demanding and decadent leading roles to understated supporting roles. Here’s a taste of three recipes with lemon.
The new sustainable restaurant MO de Movimiento in Madrid’s Chamberí district is proof that innovation, architecture, design and gastronomy can go hand in hand with social responsibility.
The Andalusian coastal town of Almería is an exquisite pantry, packed with local delicacies. The inviting Mediterranean dishes at Almería’s restaurants and bars are worth the trip and sampling the famous white and red prawns and free tapas is a must.
In a small corner of the vast Mar de Plástico greenhouse area near Almería, Lola runs her sustainable tomato and mini pepper nursery. Both vegetables and Lola are in demand throughout Europe.
For a delicious, Spanish and green meal, try this vegetarian recipe with aubergines as the main ingredient. They’re highly addictive and go down a treat at Barcelona’s hip vegetarian restaurant Teresa Carles.
This delicious pumpkin and ginger soup was created by hip Spanish vegetarian chef Teresa Carles. The browned vegetables add extra depth to the soup, which also gets an extra kick from the Moroccan spiced Marcona almonds.
These delicious Spanish marcona almonds are tossed in the Moroccan spice blend, Ras el Hanout, and dried in the oven. They taste great as a snack or sprinkled on soups or salads.
Gin is hip in Barcelona and everywhere in the city Gin and Tonic is served in buckets. You can even make your own gin at a workshop in Barcelona. I tried the gin workshop which, despite its popularity in the city, is still one of Barcelona’s secret experiences.
The Spanish creamy tomato soup, salmorejo, is super delicious and refreshing on a hot summer day, but it can easily be enjoyed all year round.