14 cheese olive tapas Recipes

sliced serrano ham, manchego cheese , sliced into thin triangles, roasted red peppers, sliced, assorted marinated olives, marcona almonds, baguette or other good crusty bread, sherry vinegar, honey, dijon mustard, extra-virgin olive oil, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, baby salad greens, shrimp, shrimp, peeled and deveined, kosher salt, divided, extra-virgin olive oil, minced garlic, crushed red pepper, spanish smoked paprika, fino sherry (or dry white wine), fresh lemon juice, minced fresh parsley

olive oil, mushroom, stems cleaned ,brushed clean,and coarsely chopped, garlic, finely minced, minced parsley, minced cured ham, salt & freshly ground black pepper, grated manchego cheese or 2 tbsp parmesan cheese, good-quality sandwich bread, crusts removed, butter, all-purpose flour, milk , plus, milk, dry white wine, salt & freshly ground black pepper, nutmeg (be generous), cayenne (be generous)

cut pasta , such as rotini, salt and pepper, red wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic clove, minced, market pantry spanish salad olives sliced with pimentos, drained and rinsed, fresh flat leaf parsley, finely chopped, goat cheese, crumbles

goat cheese, oil, baby spinach (or mixed baby green ), virgin olive oil, sherry wine vinegar, honey, salt and pepper

quail eggs, boiled and shelled, cheery tomatoes, paprika spanish salami, pepper spanish salami, prosciutto, cured manchego cheese, marinated green olives (recipe follows or just buy your favorite)

dried pitted dates, almonds, powdered ) sugar, water, crumbled gorgonzola cheese, proscioutto , or canadian bacon, salt for seasoning (to taste), olive oil for drizzling, water, granulated sugar, rose water (can be purchased in middle eastern markets)

reduced-fat prepared olive oil vinaigrette, garlic, minced, chopped cilantro leaves, smoked paprika, ground black pepper, beef shoulder center steaks (ranch), cut 3/4-inch thick (about 8 oz each), red bell peppers , cut in 1/2 lengthwise, thick) baguette bread, cut diagonally about 5 inches long, garlic, salt and freshly ground black pepper, loosely packed baby spinach leaves, chopped spanish olives, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, plus sprigs, for garnish, shaved manchego cheese

frozen puff pastry , thawed according to package directions, flour , for dusting board, crumbled bleu cheese, freshly ground pepper, ripe apricots (if apricots are out of season, use fresh figs), paper-thin slices serrano ham or prosciutto, mixed gourmet olives , including dry-cured moroccan olives

saltine crackers, bread and butter pickles, american cheese (or velveeta), swiss cheese, bologna, thick-sliced, green olives, stuffed with pimientos, celery rib, cut into three pieces, carrot, peeled and cut into 3 pieces, peanut butter, tortilla chips, white, fresh mushrooms, salsa, sauerkraut, cold (i use either vlassic or snowfloss brands), chicken drumstick, fried, cold (optional)

eggplant , about 3 1/2 inches in diameter and not too tapered, trimmed, kosher or sea salt, boiled ham, gruyere or munster cheese, all purpose flour , for coating the eggplant, eggs , beaten in a shallow bowl, olive oil, for frying

head garlic, spanish virgin olive oil, smoked spanish paprika, dry spanish sherry wine, brie cheese (1 wheel ), rustic french baguettes

extra virgin olive oil, spanish onion, diced, garlic clove, minced, smoked paprika, eggplants (unpeeled, cubed and roasted), chickpeas (drained and rinsed ), tomatoes with juice (italian, diced or chopped), frozen spinach (thawed and chopped ), manchego cheese (crumbled )