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Delicioso! Enjoy the taste of Spanish tapas

Using simple Mediterranean ingredients, this feast from Jose Andres and Richard Wolffe is packed with big flavor. Check out the recipes

Weekend Today
updated 4:56 p.m. ET March 24, 2006

“Tapas” or “small plates” are Spain's gift to the world of great cooking. Chef Jose Andres and Richard Wolffe, authors of “Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America,” share some of these quick and easy dishes.

Apple & Murcia Cheese Salad with Walnuts
Jose Andres

INGREDIENTS

1 Granny Smith Apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
6 oz. Murcia al vino cheese (or any semi-hard goat cheese), cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 tablespoon chopped chives
8 walnuts, shelled and chopped
1/4 cup Spanish Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
2 tablespoons Cider Vinegar
Salt to taste

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DIRECTIONS

Combine the apples, cheese, chives and walnuts in a bowl.
Add the oil & vinegar and mix together. Add salt to taste and serve.

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Cheese and Honey
Jose Andres

INGREDIENTS

1/4 lb. blanched almonds
2 tablespoons walnuts
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup light Spanish Olive Oil
24 raspberries, rinsed
1/2 lb. very fresh, unsalted, soft white cheese (such as a matured ricotta), cut into four 1/2-inch slices
4 tablespoons honey

DIRECTIONS

Heat the oven to 200 degrees.
Place the almonds and walnuts on a baking sheet and bake nuts for 6-7 minutes. Remove from oven and using a rolling pin or heavy saucepan, break the nuts into big pieces. Set aside.
Combine the remaining almonds, the sugar and the olive oil in a blender. Blend until a very fine sauce. Set aside.
Place 12 of the 24 raspberries in a fine-mesh sieve and set over a bowl. Press the berries with a spoon, extracting a fine puree, leaving only the seeds in the sieve. Discard the seeds.

To serve: Drizzle a bit of the almond sauce and a bit of the raspberry puree in a zigzag on each plate. Place a slice of cheese in the center and drizzle honey across the surface of the cheese to cover it.
Sprinkle the reserved nuts on top and add remaining raspberries.

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Creamy Eggs with Shallots & Scallions
Jose Andres

INGREDIENTS

2 teaspoons Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 shallots, peeled and sliced
8 scallions, peeled, cleaned and thinly sliced on diagonal
1/2 small green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped (about 1/4 cup)
4 large eggs
2 tablespoons heavy cream
Salt & white pepper to taste
1 tablespoon chopped chives
4 slices of white bread, toasted

DIRECTIONS

Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over a medium-high flame. Add the shallots and saute until soft and almost translucent — about one minute.
Add the scallions and cook for one minute. Add the green pepper and cook for another three minutes.
Break the eggs in a bowl, add the cream and whisk for 3 seconds. Pour the eggs into the scallion mixture in the hot saute pan and remove the pan from the heat.
Scramble the eggs, stirring them slowly with a wood spoon. The eggs are done when they are a creamy, runny mixture.
Season with salt and white pepper to taste — sprinkle with chives and serve with toast.

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