Croquetas are small, lightly breaded and fried fritters. They are a sure hit as an appetizer or an afternoon snack with a beer or a glass of wine. They are creamy and smooth and very tasty. You can make the dough ahead and freeze it. A very popular Spanish tapa!
Ingredients (makes about 25)
- 250 g Iberico ham Mariscal & Sarroca - moreSalmorejo and cecina open sandwich
Open sandwiches are very popular in Spain, it is a tapa often found in bars, and a healthy snack, very easy to prepare at home. They can be topped with any leftovers or anything that takes your fancy and you find in the fridge. Salmorejo is like a richer and deeper gazpacho. Impress your guests with this wonderfully Spanish open sandwich.
Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 4 bread slicesTapas, the defining invention of spanish gastronomy
A tapa is truly an essential element of Spanish gastronomy. A tapa is defined as ‘any small portion of food that accompanies a drink’. Tapas bars can be found all around the world, and London is no exception. Experts do not agree on how the concept of tapa was created. Some people attribute its invention to the King Alfonso X, and some others to King Alfonso XIII.
Legend has
Quince (Membrillo) Alioli recipe
This fruity version of alioli goes really well with meat, like pork or lamb. It is made from membrillo, the quince paste.
Ingredients (serves 4)
250 g membrillo from Mariscal & Sarroca 1 garlic clove 150 ml (half extra virgin olive oil Mariscal & Sarroca and half sunflower oil) Lemon juice to taste Sea salt and black pepper
Crush the garlic with a little salt in
Tomato salad with chorizo
Start by roughly chopping the chorizo and the tomatoes. Fry the chorizo in plenty of hot olive oil until it gets crispy. While the chorizo is cooking, finely slice the scallions and