Spanish food is famous for its shareable tapas, rich colours and bold flavours. Enjoy a social gathering and bring the taste of sunny Spain to your table with our Spanish recipes featuring paellas, frittatas, stews, gazpachos, churros and more.
Enjoy the delicious surf and turf flavours of paella, but in frittata form. The piquant chorizo, juicy prawns, sweet peppers and spices are a natural flavour match with chicken. Serve with a simple green salad.
Paella is said to have originated in Valencia, on Spain’s eastern coastline, where it’s traditionally made with meat and cooked on an open fire.
Italy on a plate, this marinated fig salad oozes with the flavours of a mediterranean hot summer's day: sliced, ripe, figs, fragrant lemon, moreish cured Spanish ham, and creamy mozzarella. A honey and mustard shallot dressing perfectly balances the sweetness of the summer fruit in this salad.
Looking for a Sunday roast for two? Try this one-tray dish with tender lamb shanks, rosemary and potatoes. Whilst the lamb slow cooks, prepare a punchy romesco sauce with the peppers, almonds, garlic, oil and vinegar, perfect for spooning over the meat once served.
Spice up your barbecue with these homemade burgers and their fiery Spanish twist. The patties are prepared using steak mince, grated onion, and egg, then grilled with sliced chorizo. Perfect stuffed into toasted buns with ready-cooked peppers, rocket and spicy paprika mayo.
Simply dressed in a squeeze of fresh lime and smoked paprika, these grilled prawns are a great way to get a taste of Spain to your dinner table. The tart salad of mango, red onion and tomato complements the prawns excellently.
If you've never baked gluten free before, these cookies are a great treat to help you get you started.
This is a great side salad, starter or light lunch option. The gentle heat of the chorizo, the tang of the tomatoes and the sweetness of the red onions each provide the perfect complement to each other. Serve with crusty bread.
Crispy fried breadcrumbs on the outside and gooey in the centre, prawn croquettes are a great Spanish tapas classic.
A twist on the traditional Spanish omelette, this easy recipe uses 6 eggs and is beefed up with the addition of crunchy green peppers and onions. A great meal served hot or cold, why not try making and portioning out as the perfect lunchbox main?
Add some spice to your paella with this take on the traditional Spanish dish, which is packed full of incredible flavours. Both pork and chorizo are used, along with tiger prawns. The spice comes from red chilli, although it's optional.
Patience is a virtue that can all but dissipate if you're starving. Luckily help is at hand here with a speedy recipe for baked sea bream with chilli, lemon and garlic that's ready in just 15 minutes. Serve with a salad, or if you can wait a few more minutes, some boiled new potatoes.
A delicious twist on the classic Spanish omelette
Traditional Spanish-style tarts with almonds that are perfect as individual dessert (feeling decadent? Add some custard) or to enjoy with your mid-morning coffee. Ready-rolled puff pastry simplifies the bake.
You might want to scale up if you're thinking of serving this recipe as canapés at gathering as they'll be swiped from under your nose.
Five minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook' is the winning sentence in this quick recipe for chorizo cabbage and chickpea stew. Wine, sausage and chorizo give this warming dish a hearty, wintery feel but of course, it works any time of year.
This smoky tomato and sausage paella recipe is perfect for a dinner party.
Perfect for dunking your tortilla chips into or simply spooning straight into your mouth, this avocado and crisp proscuitto salsa is miles better than anything you'd ever get from a jar. Try it in tacos for a proper Mexican-inspired feast.
Jambalaya is a Creole rice dish packed with flavour, spice and all things nice. For this vegetarian edition, fennel, cherry tomatoes and red peppers are roasted in the oven then combined with tasty fried rice: a one-pot dish with a West Indian twist.
This tart is quick to make and full of flavour
Crispy baked turnovers with a melting chocolatey middle - what could be more indulgent? They look pretty dusted with icing sugar and if you have a party to host, why not make mini versions to hand around at the end of the evening.
Pinchos – or pintxos – are a traditional drinking snack that can be found strewn across bars and restaurants in northern Spain. This version, made with pork tenderloin and sweet bell peppers, makes for an impressive, meaty appetizer.
This old-favourite paella dish is full of flavour and it's the perfect mid-week dinner for the whole family
A low fat fish meal with a delicious side of chorizo and butterbeans
The overnight garlic and thyme marinade is the key to this flavourful pan-fried pork stew with chunky butterbeans. Paprika and chorizo add a taste of the Mediterranean to what is a hearty winter warmer.
Recreate this classic tapas dish at home and make sticky pork ribs your new Saturday night family favourite. Take your time with the marinade and you're guaranteed to reap the rewards the next day with a sweet, punchy taste of Spain.
Two classic Spanish dishes collide in this rich and delicious tortilla, served with a crisp salad - the perfect midweek dinner for summer.
This easy, three-step, one-pot pork and chorizo dish makes for a hearty Spanish-inspired midweek meal. Pork loin steaks, lightly spiced with paprika and cooked with plum tomatoes, it's great served with rice or mashed potatoes to soak up all the sauce.
Stuff our cheat's paella into peppers for the perfect summertime dinner.
Known as “Valencia water”, this simple cocktail is a classic Spanish drink using fresh orange juice, sparkling wine, vodka and gin. As the name suggests, it comes from the Valencia region and it’s the perfect tipple to get your party started
Make your paella punchy with saffron-infused fish stock and carefully placed fresh tiger prawns, mussels and squid
Tender hake is brought up a notch with the help of a smoky Spanish-inspired chickpea stew
No tapas feast is complete without some spicy patatas bravas. In our version, roast potatoes are coated in a smoky tomato sauce with garlic, chilli and rosemary