WHAT IS TAPAS
Tapas is the collective
name for small delicious mouthfuls of something savoury, like the
spanish served with cold white wine, beer or sherry and if the
weathers good eat outside.
All tapas food must
be eaten with good crusty bread and I like garlic bread as well below
i'm going to show you two recipes onn being a great fresh mint and
broad bean pat'e
Eating tapas goes
hand in hand with hospitality, friend ship and plenty of good
conversation so forget your cares and linger spanish-style, with your
favourite people.
Ingredients
800g/1lb 12oz fresh
broad beans
in their pods,
shelled to give
about 350g/ 12oz
225g/8oz soft goat's
cheese
1 garlic clove,
crushed
2 spring onions,
finely chopped
1tbsp extra virgin
olive oil, plus
extra to serve
grated rind of lemon
and
2tbsp juice
about 60 large fresh
mint leaves,
about 15g in
total
salt and pepper
12slices of french
bread, to serve
method
1 cook the broad beans
in a saucepan of boiling water for 8-10 minutes, until tender drain
well and
leave to cool. When
the beans are cool enough to handle, slip off their skins and put the
beans in
a food processor.
2 add the coat's
cheese, garlic, spring onions, oil, lemon rind and juice and mint
leaves to the broad
beans and process
until well mixed, season the pat'e to taste with salt and pepper,
turn into a bowl
cover and chill in
the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.
3 preheat the grill,
to serve, toast the bread until golden brown on both sides drizzle a
little oil over
the toasted bread
spread on the pat'e serve immediately.
