Category: Summer recipes
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Padron peppers tapas – 3 ways!
These tiny little green Padron peppers are a popular tapas dish served all over Spain but funnily enough, the first time I tried them was in a fantastic little SoHo bar in New York. It was love at first bite! Sainsbury’s and other supermarkets stock them now and I like to serve them with a…
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Poor man’s potatoes traybake
Whilst writing #Mylifein10cookbooks, I revisited some old favourites. This recipe for Patatas a lo Pobre is my take on one from my battered, old and much-loved Moro cookbook; it was perfect served with a whole chicken we spit-roasted on the BBQ with a rub made with paprika, chilli, oil, salt and black pepper. The recipe uses…
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Patatas bravas
This is one of those wonderfully simple dishes that is served everywhere in Spain as part of a tapas. I like to make a big dish and serve them as part of a BBQ feast throughout the summer. Â Crispy fried potatoes with a generous topping of salsa brava, a fierce and spicy tomato sauce with…
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