Spanish Style Tapas Salad Food

THE 25 BEST SPANISH TAPAS

Steps:

• Cut bacon into 1 inch pieces and fry in skillet over medium high heat. When brown and crisp, remove from skillet and set aside. While bacon is cooking, slice onions and garlic.
• Add onions and sauté in bacon fat. Cook until soft and translucent.
• Stir in garlic, smoked paprika and cumin powder. Sauté one minute.
• Mix in tomato sauce and then garbanzos. Sauté for a minute, then add in raisins.
• Stir in spinach and cook a few minutes until wilted. If your skillet cannot accommodate all raw spinach at once, you can add it in batches.
• Stir in bacon, serve in a dish, drizzle with a generous portion of olive oil and garnish with slivered almonds.

SPANISH TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Slice the tomatoes and arrange on a large platter with the onion. Sprinkle with a good pinch of salt and ½ tsp of the sugar. Leave to stand for 10 mins or up to 30 mins while you make the dressing.
• Tip the parsley, vinegar, olive oil, remaining sugar, garlic, half the almonds and a good pinch of salt into the small bowl of a food processor. Blitz to a pesto consistency, adding a dribble of water if you need to loosen it a little.
• Weave the slices of ham between the tomatoes and onion, creating a little height on the plate. Drizzle over the dressing, scatter with the remaining almonds and shavings of manchego. Drizzle over a little extra oil and serve.

TAPAS SALAD

Steps:

• Clean and cut the bell peppers into fourths, removing the seeds. Place peppers on a grill over high heat, skin side down, making sure not to put them too close together. Grill the peppers until skins are very charred, about 20-25 minutes, depending on your grill. Place peppers in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let steam for about 15 minutes. Then peel off skins and discard, and cut peppers into short thick strips.
• Place olives into a colander and let them drain. Spoon out 2 T capers into a small strainer; then rinse the capers and let them drain. Wash marjoram (or other herb of your choice), dry, and chop.
• Whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, caper brine, minced garlic, salt, and pepper to make the dressing. Combine grilled pepper strips, olives, capers, tomatoes, cucumbers and dressing in a large bowl.
• This salad can be served right away or allowed to marinate for several hours at room temperature until you're ready to serve it.

SPANISH TAPAS BEAN SALAD

Steps:

• Soak beans in plenty of water overnight, then drain, Add the beans to a pan of boiling water, simmer covered over medium heat for 35 to 45 min until tender not mushy (time will depend on the size of the beans and soaking time) Drain.
• Whisk olive oil, vinegar, paprika salt and pepper together.
• Combine beans with remaining ingredients and toss with dressing.
• Marinate at room temperature at least one hour before serving.
• Can be refrigerated overnight before serving and the garlic flavor will be stronger.