Welcome to Spain: Tapas Time!

We're off to Spain for a taste of tapas. Tapas are small dishes best shared with others. They're a great way to combine a variety of different flavors into one meal. In Spain, diners can pop from one Tapas bar to the next, trying each place's specialities; while this might not be doable in the US, you can create plenty of variety at your own kitchen table!

We start out with a simply, tasty Cabrales Blue Cheese Apple Salad (adopted from Jose Made in Spain)
Serves 3-4

Ingredients

For the salad:
1 apple, any variety, peeled and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
1 tablespoon sliced, blanched almonds
1 teaspoon chopped chives

For the dressing:
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1/4 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Whisk together all dressing ingredients and set aside.

Begin plating salad. Lay out apple slices on plate, overlapping them on top of each other. Sprinkle on almonds and cheese. Top with parsley and drizzle on dressing. Serve immediately.