Here is the menu for our first cooking class in Spanish tapas.
- smoky paprika-spiced almonds
hot smoky paprika for the spiced almonds
paprika spiced almonds using the hot smoky paprika ‘Chiquilin: Pimentón Picante’.
- olives marinated in lemon, roasted red pepper and herbs
olives in a lemon and roasted red pepper marinade
- eggplant dip served with toasts
- Spanish tortilla (a potato omelete, very different from Mexican tortillas)
- fresh grilled tuna and two-bean salad. The beans were large white beans from Spain and lightly cooked green beans. Other additions included almonds and cherry tomatoes, and it was served on romaine lettuce leaves. But the best part was the large handful of minced mint leaves that was added to the dressing for an intriguing flavour. Now I want to use mint in all my cooking. I even rushed out and bought a mint plant – but now I have to wait for it to grow!
fresh grilled tuna and two-bean salad with mint dressing and a mint leaf garnish .
- cheese and olive empanadillas
a plate of tapas including the cheese and olive empanada at the bottom
- and for dessert, rich chocolate cake
rich chocolate cake with a dusting of icing sugar on top…
And of course, what could be more Spanish than a glass of Sangria to wash it all down with?
