3 authentic spain Recipes

chickpeas, dried, water, garlic cloves, peeled, bay leaves, thick slab bacon or 1/4 lb salt pork, ham bone or 1 beef bone, olive oil (spanish for authenticity), bread, 1/2-inch thick (crusty or rustic style), spanish ham (spanish mountain cured or prosciutto) or 1/4 cup prosciutto, diced (spanish mountain cured or prosciutto), onion, finely chopped, paprika, swiss chard or 1 lb collard greens, coarsely chopped, red potato, peeled (about 2 inches in diameter or larger potatoes cut in 2 inch chunks), salt , to taste, blanched almonds, finely chopped, hard-boiled eggs

roma tomatoes (may use other ripe varieties but roma is typical), yellow onion (red may be used if you like it spicy), garlic cloves, cucumber, green pepper, extra virgin olive oil (carbonell is my favorite), wine vinegar (never balsamic), salt, bread (optional)