Spanish & Arabian Recipes

A perfect barbecue dish for summer evenings.

Andalucian rice is a lovely simple rice dish with Mediterranean vegetables. Serve in small portions as a tapa or as a side to chicken or fish.

Crema Catalana is a very popular dessert in bars and restaurants. You can easily buy pre-made ones but the homemade version is by far the best.  It is basically homemade custard with a topping of caramelised sugar.  Simple but delicious.

This Spanish garlic prawns idea is paired with mushrooms or “setas” (wild mushrooms). Any mushrooms will do but a selection for this dish adds a woodland twist with a flavour of the ocean! Fantastic tapas, this dish can be made in less than 10 minutes and is best served in true Spanish style – with bread, olive oil and all on one plate with forks at the ready.

Tomato and garlic dip is a classic combination not just in Spain but all over the Mediterranean. It’s a classic combo of flavours which can be adapted with the addition of peppers, chilli, smoked paprika and more. Here is the classic tomato and garlic dip which is great served in tapas bowls with bread sticks, tortilla chips or batoned vegetables.

A fantastic recipe for leftover lamb. Cold lamb is delicious in sandwiches and also in salads, and this lamb salad recipe uses almost everything from a roast leg of lamb cooked the evening before. Cold lamb, salad, olive oil and hot potato cakes . . . economy gastronomy!

Light and crispy with a hint of paprika, these never fail to impress kids and is a great way to use up excess courgettes if you are stuck for ideas.

A rich, satisfying dish of ham with cream and bay is a fragrant and indulgent tapas dish. Makes the perfect appetiser with a chilled glass of white wine and as a starter with salad you won’t get anything better.  Really easy to do and super quick yet full of flavour.