Pressed Manchego Cheese Sammies and Spicy Spanish Salad

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic, smashed and grated
• 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar (eyeball it)
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• A few dashes hot pepper sauce
• Freshly ground pepper
• 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
• Salt
• Pitted green olives, coarsely chopped (a generous handful)
• Flat leaf parsley, chopped (a generous handful)
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• 3 tablespoons capers, drained
• 8 slices crusty white bread
• 3/4 pound manchego cheese, sliced
• 2 piquillo peppers or 1 roasted red pepper, chopped