This salad features a slightly spicy tomato vinaigrette – a perfect complement to spring greens. The recipe calls for spinach or escarole, but feel free to substitute any full-bodied combination of greens you have on hand.
2 firm ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded and cut into ¼-inch cubes
½ teaspoon cumin
1 small garlic clove, minced
1 pinch cayenne
½ teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
3 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and quartered
12 salt-cured Moroccan or Thassos olives
½ pound fresh flat-leaf spinach or escarole
2 olive-walnut Mediterra nutrition bars, cut in half lengthwise then into ⅛-inch slices (can substitute ½ cup chopped walnuts or cashews)
Recipe by Diane Kochilas for Mediterra; photo courtesy of Mediterra.