Best Spanish Recipes

This soup was created by a Spanish chef who wanted to use the green parts of the leek, which can be discarded if other recipes use only the white stem. The result is a fantastically tasty and healthy soup perfect for all seasons.
Leeks and Scallions are normally used as basic stock or soup ingredients. In Catalonia they are the star of the summer show, eaten grilled with a Romesco sauce as Calçots.

A great healthy summer salad, perfect for al fresco dining and barbecue. Great to bring to friends’ and picnics as the marinade and cucumber mix and slices can be packed and taken easily in separate plastic containers and the dish presented quickly at the last minute.

Tortilla is a simple dish made of potatoes, eggs and often onion. Traditionally slow to make because potatoes are slowly fried to make it, I have replaced the raw potatoes with ready-made crisps. As a result, this variation is a lot quicker and the results is delicious and easy to make.

Tortilla is a simple dish made of potatoes, eggs and often onion. Traditionally high-fat because potatoes are deep fried to make it, I have replaced the deep-fry process with boiling and grilling to avoid the use of most oil. As a result, this variation should be easier on the scales while remaining delicious and easy to make.

It is believed that potato omelette was first prepared on the XVII or XVIII century, quickly succeeding in becoming embedded into Spanish cooking across the country. It’s success comes from its versatility: it is a dish that can be eaten hot or cold, a dish that can keep for a day or two even in Spain’s hot summer weather and a dish that is easy and cheap to prepare. Today, tortilla is available at every tapas bar in Spain, and it is at the centre of every Spaniard’s picnic basket and every Spanish family Sunday dinner.