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5 EASY SPANISH Tapas recipes! All the favorites from the tapas bar - including Spanish Garlic Prawns, Garlic Mushrooms, Spanish Marinated Olives and more!
A Trio of Pinchos: Basque Country Favorites
Pinchos, or pintxos, are a Spanish snack related to tapas, but usually served on bread and skewered with toothpicks to keep the toppings on the bread (and to keep track of how many one’s eaten as the toothpicks pile up)
Escalivada Catalana (Catalan Roasted Vegetables)
Escalivada Catalana, sometimes called escalibada, is a Catalan roasted vegetable dish. It features eggplant, red peppers, onions and sometimes tomatoes.
Patatas Bravas (Fierce Potatoes)
A classic Spanish tapas dish, these patatas bravas are roasted instead of fried for a lighter but just as delicious outcome.
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Patatas Bravas
Crispy potatoes with a spicy paprika-spiked sauce and garlicky allioli: What's not to love?
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Spanish-Style Migas With Chorizo, Peppers, and Kale
Take a page out of the Spanish shepherding culinary repertoire, and make a meal this traditional Spanish tapa out of crispy breadcrumbs, chorizo, and hearty vegetables.
Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp)
One of the most popular Spanish tapas dishes, Gambas al Ajillo or Garlic Shrimp, is as easy to make as it is delicious. Serve it with crusty bread to soak up the garlic infused oil!
Barceloneta Potato Bombas
Potato Bombas are breaded and fried mashed potato balls with meat filling. An invention hailing from the Barceloneta beachside neighborhood of Barcelona, these are must-have tapas dish.
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Catalan-Style Ash-Roasted Vegetables (Escalivada)
Eggplant, peppers, onions, and tomatoes slow-roasted over the dying embers of a coal fire. Sounds romantic, tastes delicious.
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Mushroom and Crushed Egg Tapas (Tapas de Setas con Huevo)
Ciabatta toasts topped with sautéed wild mushrooms and smooshed hard-boiled egg is a gloriously simple tapa that pairs perfectly with a glass of sherry.
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Intended as a cheap way to draw customers into drinking establishments, the most traditional tapas are easy to make, inexpensive, and go perfectly with booze. Nobody wants throwing a party to be a chore, least of all the cook. In that spirit, here are 4 simple tapas that require only 4 ingredients (aside from salt, pepper, and olive oil). They're guaranteed to get the mixers mixing and the shakers shaking.
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Easy Spanish Tapas Recipes
5 EASY SPANISH Tapas recipes! All the favorites from the tapas bar - including Spanish Garlic Prawns, Garlic Mushrooms, Spanish Marinated Olives and more!
Lemon Manchego Toasts with Green Olive Tapenade
Here's an easy vegetarian party appetizer idea. Lemon Manchego Toasts with Green Olive Tapenade. Deceptively easy, and really tasty. They're super easy to make in bulk, so if you have your own sad, forgotten jar of olives in the fridge with no where to go, give this recipe a try.
Warm Stuffed Piquillo Pepper Bruschetta
These Stuffed Piquillo Peppers with Goat Cheese are transformed into beautiful bruschetta perfect for parties. Winning the appetizer game is easy with this simple recipe.
Patatas Bravas (Fierce Potatoes)
A classic Spanish tapas dish, these patatas bravas are roasted instead of fried for a lighter but just as delicious outcome.
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Anchovy, Red Pepper, and Manchego Pintxos
Anchovy fillets, roasted red peppers, and Manchego cheese are spiked onto a garlic-rubbed baguette round and quickly toasted under the broiler. A drizzle of sherry vinegar right before serving provides some sharp acidity to cut through the saltiness of the anchovy, and nuttiness of the cheese. Salty, tangy, and crisp, these pintxos are great pre-cursors to a glass of wine or beer.
Gazpacho
For the best gazpacho, start by marinating tomato and cucumber with garlic, vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Summer food perfection!
A Trio of Pinchos: Basque Country Favorites
Pinchos, or pintxos, are a Spanish snack related to tapas, but usually served on bread and skewered with toothpicks to keep the toppings on the bread (and to keep track of how many one’s eaten as the toothpicks pile up)
Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Shrimp)
One of the most popular Spanish tapas dishes, Gambas al Ajillo or Garlic Shrimp, is as easy to make as it is delicious. Serve it with crusty bread to soak up the garlic infused oil!
Barceloneta Potato Bombas
Potato Bombas are breaded and fried mashed potato balls with meat filling. An invention hailing from the Barceloneta beachside neighborhood of Barcelona, these are must-have tapas dish.
Patatas Bravas
Crispy potatoes with a spicy paprika-spiked sauce and garlicky allioli: What's not to love?