These little cartwheels of smoked salmon are filled with tartar sauce and lentils to add flavour and to give an extra protein boost to the dish. Serve as a canape, part of a tapas feast or with a crunchy salad as a light lunch or starter. If you are short of time, you could use […]
Category: Tapas

Paprika Prawns
Quick to prepare and even quicker to cook, these prawn skewers are great as part of a tapas spread or as a barbeque dish. Serve with lemon wedges and maybe some aioli. Smoked paprika is a delicious ingredient and you can choose whether to use the sweet or hot variety depending on your target audience […]

Patatas Bravas
An essential part of any tapas meal, but also lovely served as an accompaniment to fish or meat. In our house, I separate the tomato sauce once most of the ingredients have been combined and add lots of dried chilli flakes to one pot before leaving both sauces (one hot, one not) to simmer down […]

Spanish Tortilla
Just as nice cold as warm, this is great as a light lunch (nice served with a green salad) or served as an element in a tapas feast: it’s great as part of a picnic or as a packed lunch too. Loaded with peas, onions and tomatoes, use new potatoes to keep the GI down […]

Bruschetta
A really easy starter or served as part of a tapas spread, this is full of tomatoes (loads of vitamin C and fibre) and tastes really good: a great way to pack in one of your five a day. Bruschetta Print Recipe Marinated tomatoes, onions and basil served on crispy wholemeal or seeded baguette, CourseStarter […]

Inlaws and Tapas
I’m feeling quite excited. It’s been a while since my brother and sister-in-law have visited: we usually go to stay with them now that they have made the move out of London and taken up residence on the beautiful Jurassic coast. But this weekend they are coming to stay with us. Which is great, because […]