The following recipe makes use of fresh herbs, olive oil and olives as well as fresh peppers and other ingredients that give it a distinctly Mediterranean flavour.
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 along with bread and olive oil.
Fabada Asturiana is a hearty stew from the mountains of Asturias in northern Spain. Its main ingredients are white Asturian butter beans (fabes), spicy sausage (chorizo), black pudding (morcilla) and a chunk of salty pork belly.
Although very simple this Chorizo in Red Wine recipe makes a very tasty tapa. It takes a little planning as you have to marinate .