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6 Easy Spanish Tapas Recipes

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Spanish
Author Albert Bevia @ Spain on a Fork

Ingredients

FOR THE FRIED ALMONDS WITH SEA SALT

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 cups blanched marcona almonds
  • sea salt

FOR THE GARLIC MUSHROOMS WITH PAPRIKA

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 12 button mushrooms
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika
  • sea salt
  • black pepper

FOR THE MANCHEGO CHEESE PLATTER

  • 7 oz block Manchego cheese
  • 2 jarred roasted red bell peppers
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp dried rosemary

FOR THE ROASTED POTATOES WITH PAPRIKA AIOLI

  • 1 large yukon gold potato
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/2 tsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp sweet smoked Spanish paprika
  • sea salt
  • black pepper

FOR THE ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH LEMON

  • 1 bundle fresh asparagus
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 lemon
  • sea salt
  • black pepper

FOR THE SCRAMBLED EGG MONTADITOS

  • 1 baguette
  • 7 oz block Manchego cheese
  • 6 organic cage-free eggs
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • sea salt
  • black pepper

Instructions

FRIED ALMONDS WITH SEA SALT

  1. Heat a small fry pan with a medium heat, add in a generous 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil and instantly add in 2 cups of blanched almonds, the secret here is to mix the almonds with the olive oil continuously, that way all the almonds fry evenly and they donĀ“t burn, after 5 to 6 minutes and the almonds have a light golden fried color to them, they should be perfectly cooked, transfer the almonds to a dish with paper towels and season the almonds generously with sea salt, let them cool off for 10 minutes before serving, they can also be stored in an air-tight container for up to 7 days

GARLIC MUSHROOMS WITH PAPRIKA

  1. Cut 12 button mushrooms into 1/4-inch thick slices and thinly slice 4 cloves of garlic, heat a large fry pan with a medium-high heat and add in a 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil, after 1 minute add in the sliced garlics and mix with the olive oil, 20 seconds later add in the sliced mushrooms and continue mixing, 3 minutes after adding the mushrooms into the pan, season with 1/2 teaspoon of sweet smoked paprika, sea salt & black pepper, continue mixing so all the seasonings are evenly divided, transfer the mushrooms to a serving dish

MANCHEGO CHEESE PLATTER WITH ROASTED PEPPERS

  1. Cut one 7 ounce block of Manchego cheese into slices that are a 1/4-inch thick, add the slices of cheese to a large platter, cut a couple jarred roasted red peppers into 1/4-inch thick strips, add 2 strips on top of each piece of cheese, drizzle the cheese & roasted peppers with a kiss of extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle it with some dried rosemary

ROASTED POTATOES WITH PAPRIKA AIOLI

  1. Cut 1 large yukon gold potato into rounds that are a 1/4-inch thick, add the sliced potatoes into a baking tray lined with parchment paper (single layered), brush a kiss of extra virgin olive oil on each slice of potato and season with sea salt & black pepper, add to a preheated oven, bake + broil option 250 C - 475 F, meanwhile, add a generous 1/2 cup of mayonnaise into a large bowl, shred in 1 clove of garlic, add in 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice and 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, lightly season with sea salt & black pepper, whisk together until well combined, transfer the paprika aioli to a smaller bowl and onto a serving dish, after roasting the potatoes for 20 minutes, take them out of the oven, add the potatoes into the dish next to the paprika aioli

ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH LEMON

  1. Wash and pat dry 1 bundle of fresh asparagus, cut off between 2 to 3 inches from the end, add the asparagus into a baking tray lined with parchment paper (single layered), brush a kiss of extra virgin olive oil on each asparagus and season with sea salt & black pepper, add into a preheated oven, bake + broil option 250 C - 475 F, after 8 to 9 minutes take the asparagus out of the oven, transfer to a serving dish, squeeze some fresh lemon juice over the asparagus and garnish with a couple slices of lemon

SCRAMBLED EGG MONTADITOS WITH MANCHEGO CHEESE

  1. Cut 1 baguette into diagonal slices that are 1-inch thick, cut one 7 ounce block of manchego cheese into slices that are a 1/4-inch thick, crack 6 eggs into a large bowl and whisk together until well combined, heat a large nonstick fry pan with a low-medium heat and add in a generous tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, after 1 minute add in the egg mixture, only mix the eggs once every minute, you want to achieve big & fluffly scrambled eggs, after 5 minutes and the eggs are fully cooked through, turn off the heat, season the eggs with sea salt & black pepper and mix together, to assemble each montadito, add a slice of cheese on top of a piece of bread and add some of the fluffly scrambled eggs