Cuisine: Spanish
Curried Lentil Soup with Tomatoes and Spinach
Curried Lentil Soup with Tomatoes and Spinach is a delicious and healthy soup that is perfect for a cold day. It is also a good source of protein and fiber. The soup is made with lentils, tomatoes, spinach, garlic, ginger, curry powder, and cumin. If you want a thicker soup, you can mash some of the lentils against the side of the pot with a spoon. You can also add other vegetables to the soup, such as carrots, celery, or potatoes.
By - Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Spanish Tortilla de Patatas Potato Omelette
My friend Marc made this outstanding Spanish Tortilla de Patatas (or Potato Omelette), which is a popular Spanish dish made with eggs, potatoes, and onions. It is a type of tortilla, which is a Spanish omelet. Tortilla de Patatas is a traditional tapas dish in Spain, and it is also often served as a main course or a snack.
The ingredients for Tortilla de Patatas are simple: potatoes, onions, eggs, salt, and olive oil. The potatoes are cooked in olive oil until they are soft and golden brown. The onions are cooked in the same oil until they are translucent. The eggs are beaten together with salt. The potatoes and onions are then added to the eggs, and the mixture is cooked in a frying pan until the eggs are set.
Tortilla de Patatas is a versatile dish that can be served warm, cold, or at room temperature. It can be eaten on its own, or it can be served with bread, salad, or other tapas.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Egg Crunch Wrap
This Egg Crunch Wrap will liven up your breakfast or lunch. It uses eggs, sliced tomatoes, baby spinach, provolone cheese, and tortilla chips for the added crunch.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 1 Serving
Fideos with Chorizo and Arugula
I found this recipe for Fideos with Chorizo and Arugula on the Milk Street website. It has so few ingredients and is so simple to make and full of flavor. You should use Spanish chorizo. Fideo noodles or vermicelli are short, thin and used in Mexican soups and paella-like Spanish dishes.
- Yields: 4 Servings
Summer Gazpacho
Here is a post from my Gazpacho loving husband Eric!
Gazpacho, that wonderfully refreshing chilled Andalusian vegetable soup, is perfect for these late days of summer when temperatures soar and vine-ripened tomatoes are plentiful. It can be chunky or smooth but the classic way—made in a blender—always reminds me of Pedro Almodóvar’s movie Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. While I love garlic, I do not like to eat it raw so I roasted the garlic in the oven before blending it in the soup but the choice is yours. Good sherry vinegar is the most important ingredient and while you can use red wine vinegar, sherry vinegar is really the best.
- Prep: 25 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Chorizo, Potato Tortilla & Egg Skillet
On the weekends, I usually look through the fridge and concoct some sort of breakfast. This Chorizo, Potato Tortilla & Egg Skillet is what I came up with. Having a cast iron skillet works really well for this. Chorizo is a type of pork sausage with smoked paprika.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Patatas Bravas
Patatas bravas, also called patatas a la brava or papas bravas, is a dish native to Spain, often served as a tapas in bars. It can also be served as a side dish with grilled or roasted meat. I should have doubled the recipe, because it disappeared in a matter of seconds!
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Spanish Roasted Potatoes with Tomato Sauce
I am always looking for new ways to make potatoes. "Patatas Bravas" is a classic Spanish tapas dish and is served in bars all over Spain. The sauce has a slight bite from the Tabasco, hence the name bravas, which means "fierce." They are also called "angry" potatoes. You can serve them with toothpicks as a snack or as a side dish.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 1 hrs
- Yields: 4 Servings
Gazpacho
My daughter, Grace, made this Gazpacho. It was her mission. Gazpacho is probably the last thing she would ever eat, which proved to be true. She never even tasted it. Gazpacho is a tomato-based soup traditionally served cold, originating in the southern Spanish region of Andalucía. Gazpacho is widely consumed in Spanish cuisine, as well as in neighboring Portugal, where it is known as gaspacho.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
