Spanish Food Recipes

 

Here we have supplied a variety of Spanish Food Recipes.  We try where possible to make suggestions of how you can serve each dish and how you can make changes to each recipe to suit your tastes.

Each of these Spanish Recipes has been tried and tested by us and we have tried to make them as easy to follow as possible.

Spanish Food Recipes > Contents

Spanish Omelette Recipe (Tortilla de Patatas)
You can make a Spanish omelette at home and with practice it might look right.  But how do you get that genuine flavour of the tapas bars of Madrid?

Garlic Mushrooms Recipe (Champiñones al ajillo)
Cooked in a terracota dish directly on the burning gas ring.

Bass in a Salt Crust Recipe (Dorada a la Sal)
Sea bream baked in the oven in a crust of salt.

Paella Recipe (Paella Valenciana)
Follow this recipe precisely and what is often claimed to be a difficult dish to get right comes out perfect every time.

Rice Pudding (Arroz con Leche)
Refreshing dish of cold rice pudding sprinkled with cinnamon.

Gazpacho Recipe
Gazpacho is a cold soup which is very refreshing in the hot summer weather in Spain. It is an incredibly healthy option involving plenty of raw vegetables.

Salmorejo Recipe
Salmorejo is a dish from Cordoba in the south of Spain.  It is a wonderfully tasting thick soup/dip based on tomatoes and bread (a lot better than it sounds).

Mussels in a Tomato and White Wine Sauce Recipe
This recipe is perfect for either a starter or a main course. For a spicy dish you should use hot paprika and for a milder dish use sweet paprika.

Roast Lamb Recipe
This is a typical dish around the north of Madrid especially going out for Sunday lunch and during the Christmas period.

Baked Basque Fish Recipe
This recipe from the north of Spain is very easy to follow and results in a flavoursome and colourful dish.

Patatas Bravas Recipe
This is a recipe for fried potatoes in a spicy tomato sauce which is a big favourite in the tapas bars in Madrid.

Chicken Livers in Sherry Sauce Recipe
This recipe can be used for a tapa or a main dish and could be adapted for kidneys if you prefer.

Chicken with Red Peppers Recipe (Pollo Chilindron)
This delicious chicken dish comes from Navarra in the north of Spain and is called Pollo Chilindron.

Peas and Ham Recipe
Peas and ham is a popular starter in many places selling menus del dia.

Pinchos Morunos Recipe
Pinchos Morunos are skewers of marinated pork. They are a favourite in many tapas bars especially in Andalucia and Madrid

Hake with Clams and Peas
This mouth watering recipe is easy to follow and produces a wonderful, healthy dish.

Scrambled Eggs with Wild Mushrooms (Revuelto con Setas)
This scrambled egg type dish is served all over Spain as a starter.  This recipe has it cooked with wild mushrooms but you can vary this if you fancy.

Estofado Recipe (Beef and Potato Stew)
Estofado or Beef Stew is a great hearty meal to have on a cold winter's day or evening as it will warm you through. 

Stuffed Red Peppers Recipe
Although not that common a dish this is great for a main course or as a side dish.

Spinach and Potato Stew Recipe
This is a typical starter on a menu del dia especially around Madrid.

Salmon with Clams Recipe
This recipe combines two of my favourite seafood ingredients and is delicious.

Prawns in White Wine Sauce Recipe
In this recipe the prawns can be cooked in white wine or sherry according to taste.

Chickpeas and Spinach Broth Recipe
This recipe for chickpeas and Spinach broth is perfect for a starter on a cold winter's evening.

Chicken and Olive Casserole Recipe
A distinctly Mediterranean dish served on couscous as is popular in the Moorish cuisine of Granada.

Albondigas (Meatballs in Tomato Sauce)
This is a big favourite and is often served as a tapa in bars all over Spain..

Red Pepper Salad Recipe
This is a very simple but tasty salad dish that goes well with barbecues or can be eaten as a tapa.

Agua de Valencia Recipe
This drink from Valencia is great to help break the ice at parties.

Sangria Recipe
This famous Spanish has many different recipes for it but they all use the same base of red wine, lemonade and fruit.

Spanish Food Dictionary
A Spanish - English guide to understanding Spanish restaurant menus.