A (very simple) Mediterranean summer salad

For pairing with Fino or Manzanilla Sherry (because I want you all to drink more Sherry)

I wait pretty much all year for that moment in the summer when I’m finally able to get to the Mediterranean. It’s my version of a wellness retreat. My sleep is better there, my digestion is better, my nervous system - for once - calms down. My tan is better (I know it’s all the same sun, but I swear the light reflects differently over the water there).

But, for those other, sad 49 weeks out of the year where I can’t be strolling the cobblestone streets of beach towns in Southern Spain or France, this pairing does the trick. It’s a saline, fresh, ultra-easy pairing that will take you out of normal life and into vacation mode, even if just for an hour.