FOR CRYING OUT LOUD SALAD.

 

Dedicated  with love to my sister, Maribel, who taught me how to

make this dish in Madrid, 25 years ago...and I still love it!!!

 

It was Thursday, my day off, and I was heading to the supermarket to buy 

some very needed groceries. It was one of those weeks...I was down to some

milk, ham, mayonnaise ....wilted lettuce...an empty juice bottle...ugh... a couple

of tuppers filled with who knows what from who knows when...two onions and a 

bag of frozen Ciabatta  rolls.

Ready to open door, I reached for my keys in the drawer of the foyer's table...

But, they were not there! I shouted, "OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD...where are

my keys?", then searched frantically in my purse....I searched the house,

high and low.

                             NOTHING!!!

Well, I was trapped with nothing to eat in my own house. Maybe I can call Sandra

and ask her to bring lunch. I dialed her number, and as she said hello, it went

dead..."OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD...I can't believe this!!!".  Let me tell you, 

I looked for my cell phone's charger  high and low, and as my nerves got worse

I noticed I was hyperventilating...OOPS, I needed one of these:

  But I didn't find one.... maybe an Ingles' plastic bag will do, I thought as I 

looked under the kitchen sink....but it was like this:

  I was doomed...suddenly, I had an idea. A good cook can always make

something of nothing and so I decided to forget I was temporarily stranded in

my own house and took the ham out of the fridge...

  There was about 3/4 lbs. As I sliced it ...I thought about those keys again...

afterward I put it back in the cold, and went for the onions!

 

I sliced them into very thin rings, cried like a fool and said, "OH, FOR CRYING OUT

LOUD...why are spanish onions so mean to me!"

 

 I added 1 cup of water, salt and covered them with plastic wrap then

microwaved for 15 minutes on high until they wilted and became translucent.

I strained them and added half a cup of the liquid.

  While still warm, I added the ham, the Hellman's Mayonnaise and  gave

it a twirl to mix well. 

  OOOPS, the mayo became very liquid...but , I figured the cold would

fix it. What do I have to loose?

                            MY KEYS???

Into the refrigerator it went. And... as I suspected, the cold made the mayonnaise

really creamy and yummy! Next I toasted some ciabatta bread and VOILA!!!

                       Lunch was served!!!

 

 Once I finished wiping clean my plate with a piece of bread, I felt much better!

Then, it came to me....did I look in Alonso's cart? The one filled with a million 

Hot Wheels? I dashed to his room and turned the cart upside down and said,

"OH, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD ...there they are!!".

 

 THAT LITTLE RASCAL....

                       he took MY keys for HIS cars!!!

 

Comments

[Barbara]

I love this - sounds easy and delicious!

[Juana]

Barbara, try it one day...the taste is like nothing you are imagining...really!