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Spanish Tapas Board
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Spanish Tapas Board

Meet the Spanish Tapas Board! You all know how much I love a cheese board – so in honor of my Paella Party, I threw together something a little more Spanish themed with ALL THE THINGS! You’ll be obsessed.

Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 10 people
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients

  • tomato confit recipes below
  • green harissa recipes below
  • 1 baguette thinly sliced and toasted with olive oil
  • artichokes from a can, drained and tossed with olive oil, red wine vinegar and garlic, marinated
  • marcona almond
  • 2-3 olive kinds of
  • Jamon
  • chorizo
  • manchego cheese or other Spanish cheese
Green Harissa
  • 1 jalapeño
  • 1 cilantro bunch
  • 1 parsley bunch
  • 1 cup spinach fresh
  • ½ cup almonds
  • 1 clove garlic roughly chopped
  • 1 ½ teaspoons lemon freshly squeezed juice
  • ½ teaspoon cumin ground
  • ½ teaspoon lemon zest
  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil divided
  • water as needed
Tomato Confit
  • 1 pound cherry tomato halved
  • ⅓ cup olive oil good quality
  • 1 pinch saffron about 20 threads
  • black pepper Kosher salt and freshly cracked, to taste
  • salt Kosher salt and freshly cracked, to taste

Instructions

For the Harissa
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  1. Combine everything in a food processor and whirl for 2 minutes until smooth. Add a few teaspoons of water if you need to smooth it out. It should be pesto consistency.
For the Tomato Confit
  1. In a medium skillet, place the tomatoes and olive oil over medium high heat. Add the saffron and season with salt and pepper. Give the mixture a stir to combine.
  2. Once the oil starts to get hot, and the tomatoes start to blister, reduce the heat to medium low and let simmer for 60 minutes. Stirring every 10 minutes.
  3. After 60 minutes, the tomatoes should be falling apart. Remove them from the heat and let cool in the skillet for about 20 minutes before serving. Adjust salt and pepper before serving if desired.
To Assemble
  1. Combine everything on a large serving platter or board and serve.

Notes

  • Nutrition will vary greatly based on what you serve and how many guests.