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Andalucía & the tapas table

Spain’s Mediterranean table is built for sharing: small plates that turn a few ingredients into a feast. A thick potato-and-egg tortilla, crisp patatas bravas under smoky sauce, and prawns sizzling in a clay dish of garlic and olive oil.

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5 recipes in this region.

A small earthenware cazuela of pink garlic prawns bubbling in golden olive oil with slices of toasted garlic, flecks of red chilli and chopped parsley, a crusty loaf and lemon wedge alongside.

Spain (Andalusia & Madrid) · Spanish

Gambas al Ajillo (Spanish Garlic Shrimp)

The fastest great tapa there is: plump prawns sizzled in olive oil with sliced garlic, a pinch of dried chilli and a splash of sherry, served bubbling hot with bread to soak up the golden, garlicky oil.

EasySnacksMediterranean

A bowl of smooth, deep-red gazpacho topped with finely diced cucumber, pepper, and tomato and a drizzle of golden olive oil, with crusty bread alongside.

Vegan

Andalusia · Spanish

Gazpacho Andaluz (Spanish Chilled Tomato Soup)

Andalusia's answer to summer heat: ripe raw tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, garlic, and good olive oil blended silky-smooth and served ice-cold. No cooking, just a blender and the best tomatoes you can find.

EasySidesMediterranean

A wide paella pan of paella valenciana — saffron-yellow rice studded with browned chicken and rabbit pieces, flat green beans, and white butter beans, garnished with lemon wedges and a sprig of rosemary, set on a rustic table.

Valencia · Spanish

Paella Valenciana (Authentic Valencian Paella)

The original paella from Valencia — not a seafood free-for-all, but chicken, rabbit, and green beans cooked with bomba rice, saffron, and a prized layer of toasted crust called the socarrat. Cooked in a wide pan over a wide flame, it's a Sunday ritual as much as a recipe.

IntermediateMainsMediterranean

A rustic plate of golden, crisp-fried potato cubes drizzled with rust-red smoky brava sauce and ribbons of white garlic allioli, a few cocktail sticks tucked in at the side.

Veg

Spain (Madrid & pan-Spanish) · Spanish

Patatas Bravas (Spanish Fried Potatoes with Spicy Sauce)

The definitive tapa: crisp golden cubes of fried potato under a smoky, lightly spicy brava sauce — and, in the Madrid style, a cool garlic allioli too. Crunchy outside, fluffy within, gone in minutes.

IntermediateSnacksMediterranean

A thick golden Spanish potato tortilla on a plate, one wedge cut to reveal the layered potato and just-set custardy egg centre, with a crusty loaf and a small dish of allioli beside it.

Veg

Spain (pan-Spanish) · Spanish

Tortilla Española (Spanish Potato Omelette)

Spain's national dish in a pan: potatoes slowly confited in olive oil, bound with egg and cooked into a thick, golden cake with a just-set, custardy centre. Served warm or at room temperature, in wedges or cubes.

IntermediateMainsMediterranean