Tapas(appetizers) from spain.?!
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Answers:
Yes!. Quince Paste (Can probably get thru Dean & De Luca or Williams & Sonoma) sliced with Manchego (cheese)!. But I usually serve the Quince Paste with a good Monterey Jack as I'm not to fond of goat's cheese!.
If you were looking for a fresh fruit tapas, I would suggest melon (either cantaloupe or honeydew) slices wrapped with thinly sliced serrano ham!. If you can't get Serrano, Prosciutto substitutes just fine!. You should be able to get either in the deli of your favorite grocery store!. I like it with a bit of freshly cracked pepper, but that's just a personal preference!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you were looking for a fresh fruit tapas, I would suggest melon (either cantaloupe or honeydew) slices wrapped with thinly sliced serrano ham!. If you can't get Serrano, Prosciutto substitutes just fine!. You should be able to get either in the deli of your favorite grocery store!. I like it with a bit of freshly cracked pepper, but that's just a personal preference!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Smoked Fish and Fruit Pintxos
Ingredients
7 oz smoked salmon
7 oz smoked trout
7 oz smoked mackerel
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
12 mixed green and red grapes, halved and deseeded
2 kiwi fruit, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
9 oz assorted berries (strawberries, raspberries, etc)
6 green olives, pitted and halved
Freshly ground black pepper
1 lemon, quartered
12 skewers
Preparation
Cut the fish into 1-inch pieces!. Alternate pieces of the three fish, folding where necessary, with the cherry tomatoes, fruit and olives!. Season lightly with pepper and squeeze over the juice from the lemon wedges!.
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Apple and Walnut salad
Ingredients
1 large sweet green apple
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 scallions, chopped
1/4 cup (1 1/4 oz) golden raisins
1 celery stalk, trimmed and chopped
2 medium cooked potatoes, peeled and chopped
8 walnuts, shelled
1 cup (8 fl!. oz) mayonnaise
1 1/4 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Preparation
Peel, core and dice the apple!. Sprinkle a little lemon juice to prevent discoloration and set aside!.
Combine the scallions, raisins, celery and potatoes in a medium earthenware bowl!.
Add the diced apple, walnuts, and mayonnaise, mixing thoroughly!. Sprinkle lightly with cilantro and serve immediately
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Red Onion and orange salad
Ingredients
4 ripe medium oranges, peeled
1 small red onion, sliced fine
2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 tablespoons golden raisins, covered for 20 minutes in hot water, then drained
20 black olives, pitted
2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons almonds, blanched and chopped fine
Springs of fresh mint, to garnish
Preparation
Remove the white pith from the oranges and cut the fruit crosswise into 1/4 inch slices!.
Arrange on a serving platter and scatter over the sliced red onion!.
In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper!.
Spoon this dressing over the onion and oranges!.
Sprinkle with the raisins, olives, sunflower seeds, and almonds!.
Garnish with mint springs and serve chilled
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Jamon Serrano with Melon
An elegant appetizer or party dish!.
Ingredients:
1 fresh, ripe melon
12 thin slices of Jamón Serrano
1 carrot, grated
Juice of 1 lemon
1 scallion, finely chopped
8 tbsp olive oil
6 tbsp sherry vinegar
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Preparation:
Cut melon in half, scoop into balls with a teaspoon or melon baller!. Mix in bowl with oil, lemon juice, vinegar and salt and pepper!. Add the carrot and scallion, mix thoroughly and chill for 2 hours!. Shape ham slices into cones and serve with melon!.
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Ingredients
7 oz smoked salmon
7 oz smoked trout
7 oz smoked mackerel
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
12 mixed green and red grapes, halved and deseeded
2 kiwi fruit, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
9 oz assorted berries (strawberries, raspberries, etc)
6 green olives, pitted and halved
Freshly ground black pepper
1 lemon, quartered
12 skewers
Preparation
Cut the fish into 1-inch pieces!. Alternate pieces of the three fish, folding where necessary, with the cherry tomatoes, fruit and olives!. Season lightly with pepper and squeeze over the juice from the lemon wedges!.
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Apple and Walnut salad
Ingredients
1 large sweet green apple
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 scallions, chopped
1/4 cup (1 1/4 oz) golden raisins
1 celery stalk, trimmed and chopped
2 medium cooked potatoes, peeled and chopped
8 walnuts, shelled
1 cup (8 fl!. oz) mayonnaise
1 1/4 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Preparation
Peel, core and dice the apple!. Sprinkle a little lemon juice to prevent discoloration and set aside!.
Combine the scallions, raisins, celery and potatoes in a medium earthenware bowl!.
Add the diced apple, walnuts, and mayonnaise, mixing thoroughly!. Sprinkle lightly with cilantro and serve immediately
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Red Onion and orange salad
Ingredients
4 ripe medium oranges, peeled
1 small red onion, sliced fine
2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
4 tablespoons golden raisins, covered for 20 minutes in hot water, then drained
20 black olives, pitted
2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons almonds, blanched and chopped fine
Springs of fresh mint, to garnish
Preparation
Remove the white pith from the oranges and cut the fruit crosswise into 1/4 inch slices!.
Arrange on a serving platter and scatter over the sliced red onion!.
In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper!.
Spoon this dressing over the onion and oranges!.
Sprinkle with the raisins, olives, sunflower seeds, and almonds!.
Garnish with mint springs and serve chilled
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Jamon Serrano with Melon
An elegant appetizer or party dish!.
Ingredients:
1 fresh, ripe melon
12 thin slices of Jamón Serrano
1 carrot, grated
Juice of 1 lemon
1 scallion, finely chopped
8 tbsp olive oil
6 tbsp sherry vinegar
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Preparation:
Cut melon in half, scoop into balls with a teaspoon or melon baller!. Mix in bowl with oil, lemon juice, vinegar and salt and pepper!. Add the carrot and scallion, mix thoroughly and chill for 2 hours!. Shape ham slices into cones and serve with melon!.
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Grill pineapple and peaches and drizzle them with honey!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Bacon wrapped dates are delicious!Www@FoodAQ@Com