Home-made Salsa

Home-made Salsa

INGREDIENTS 1 can chopped tomatoes in their sauce1/4 onion, mincedA bunch of fresh coriander, choppedJalapenos or other pickled chilli as much as you like, choppedLemon juice as you likeSalt to taste DIRECTIONS Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and taste for salt. Best eaten 

Champigñones al ajillo (Mushrooms with garlic)

Champigñones al ajillo (Mushrooms with garlic)

We love this very simple spicy condiment on its own as a tapas or as an accompaniment with a fish or chicken main dish. Its a Spanish tapas dish which I tasted for the first time in a Tapas Bar in the centre of Madrid 

“Quick and dirty” ratatouille for two

“Quick and dirty” ratatouille for two

INGREDIENTS Serves 2 2 eggplants (240 gms) If you like zucchini, you can substitute 1 eggplant for 120 gms zucchini 1 1/2 medium-sized green peppers or a mixture of different coloured peppers (200 gms) 1 large tomato (180 gms) 1/4 large onion (85 gms) 2-3 

Roasted Pimientos

Roasted Pimientos

Roasted pimientos or red peppers are a common ingredient in Spanish cooking. They are great in salads and many Tapas are made using roasted pimientos. On a good day, you might find them bottled or canned in a supermarket. However, its easy to roast your 

Pesto

Pesto

We use pesto in a few of our dishes – pasta, of course, Ensalada Caprese, and sometimes added to a salad dressing. Making fresh pesto doesn’t seem like a lot of work, but we’ve never ever done it, opting instead for the bottled version. We’ve 

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