Tapas recipes

A great gift for a dinner party host, or just a tasty snack on their own

Enjoy this spicy squid ragu on its own like a tapa or with chips – you can also swap the squid out for different seafood, if you like

Bring a Spanish flavour to the table with this intense, smoky starter. Just add crusty bread to serve

Juicy butterflied prawns quickly sizzled in a pan with Mediterranean flavours - perfect for a tapas spread

This is a great little dish for entertaining as you can pre-cook and stuff the mussels several hours ahead of serving

Healthy and packed with summer flavours, these paprika-spiked prawn skewers are based on pintxos - the Basque version of tapas

A Chilean starter dish of Spanish origin that will get your tastebuds tingling with its combination of citrus, seafood and spice

Tuck in this pintxos-inspired topped bread dish for a flavour of San Sebastian in northern Spain

A tapas-style canapé of marinated and grilled chicken kebabs, best served with smoked garlic mayonnaise dip

This Spanish ham and chopped tomato dish served with crusty bread is ideal as part of a tapas evening or served up for a quick and easy lunch

Ideal as part of a tapas spread, serve this punchy salad, ready in just 15 minutes, alongside fried chorizo, Serrano and bread for easy weekend entertaining

These bite-sized Spanish omelettes are cooked in the oven, making them low in fat but still delicious

These delicious savoury rolls make an excellent side dish for a lunch party

Succulent tiger prawns are spiced up with chilli and peppers in this Spanish-style tapas dish

Drizzle asparagus with nutty brown butter, top with toasted whole almonds and shavings of salty manchego for a springtime starter that's so simple to make

Found in every ocean, squid is the most widely available seafood in the world and one of the cheapest. This works well on the barbecue, too

Re-create a taste of Spain in your garden with this tapas style salad, perfect for nibbling on in the sun

This thick, traditional Spanish omelette is bulked out with new potatoes and flavoured with herbs

Serve these Mediterranean meaty bites on cocktail sticks next time you have guests

Make this classic tapas dish part of your cooking repertoire – it's simply potatoes in a spicy tomato sauce.

Roll puff pastry up with anchovies and Parmesan cheese and bake to create a simple but impressive nibble or canapé

A delicious warm salad, full of smoky, garlicky flavours

This Spanish tortilla is a rustic and satisfying way to use up your store cupboard ingredients

The leftovers of this tasty tortilla are perfect for tomorrow's lunch - for the office or the kids' lunchbox