A Thanksgiving Tapas Trio
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The traditional Thanksgiving dishes we look forward to every year, turkey, that sweet potato thing with a pile of roasted marshmallows on top, anything not green beans, will always reign supreme. But, it's nice to mix things up a bit every year and introduce new dishes that broaden the holiday's dining options. Behold: three tapas that will assuredly delight most of the family (and get a small nod of acceptance from the rest).
Cantabrian Anchovy with Basque Cheese & Fig Butter
Total Time: Basically, no minutes. Makes as many servings as the number of tiny toasts you have.Ingredients
- Donostia Foods Cantabrian Anchovies
- Basque cheese (here's some additional cheese notes so you can make the selection that suits you)
- Fig butter
- Tiny Toasts
Directions
1. Combine all of the above, as pictured. Have fun with it. Yes, we're saying this is a one step tapa, which is perhaps debatable, but this is all free-wheeling, so just go with it.
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White Asparagus with Sauce Vierge
Total Time: Let's say seven minutes. Makes an appropriate number of servings.
Ingredients
- Donostia Foods White Asparagus
- Cherry tomatoes (or other tomatoes if that's what you're into)
- Basil
- Shallots
- Basil
- Lemon Juice
- Donostia Foods Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- More tiny toasts!
- Salt and Pepper
Directions
1. Chop a few of the ingredients above, mix them all up, put them on the tiny toasts.
2. Learn more about sauce vierge, impress friends with your refined sauce knowledge.
3. In that pan mentioned in step two, add the perfect al dente pasta and clams and heat until you think, yeah, yeah I want to have dinner now. Squeeze the juice of the lemon all about and garnish with parsley and guindilla peppers. Enjoy.
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Small Squid with Piquillo Pepper Sauce
Total Time: 10-15 minutes. Makes a serving or two, we'll say.
Ingredients
- 1 tin Donostia Foods Small Squid in Olive Oil (Chipirones Rellenos)
- 2 whole Donostia Foods Piquillo Peppers D.O. Lodosa
- 1/4 cup Donostia Foods Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoons Donostia Foods Gran Reserva Sherry Vinegar
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- green bits of a scallion
- lemon wedges
Directions
1. In a food processor or blender, combine piquillo peppers, sherry vinegar, and olive oil and blend until you've achieved the desired smoothness. Season as you wish.
2. Pan-fry the chipirones over medium heat in the oil from the tin itself until they become golden brown and undeniably appetizing.
3. The green bits of scallion and a squeeze of lemon will finish it off.
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One afternoon not that long ago, A.J. Weiss was sitting in a cafe, tapping his pen on an empty note pad, and staring out the window. The prior accumulated years of adventure, heartbreak, and common drudgery had all amounted to this, a particular moment, for reasons both unknown and fairly straightforward. The most straightforward being that he worked at Blue Planet Foods, Ltd., importer of high-quality food products and ingredients, and that he had set forth to complete the task of conjuring a suitable name for the company's new Spanish specialty food brand. After a certain amount of consideration and voluminous list-making, Donostia Foods came to be.
What was the inspiration for this (superb) brand name? Donostia-San Sebastián, a small coastal city in Basque Country in northern Spain, renowned for its restaurants, gastronomic societies, and culinary traditions. A place where locals and visitors alike wander the cobblestones of the old town in the warm evening light, drifting amongst the pintxo bars to sample unparalleled small-bites accompanied by the effervescent local wine, txakoli, and sharing in the laughter that becomes the fondest of memories; a place that exudes good food, good drinks, and a general sense of revelry. All of which is quite enjoyable.
With Donostia Foods we hope to introduce more people in the United States to the gastronomic pleasures of Donostia-San Sebastián and Spain as a whole, with a continually expanding product line of the best examples of the best products we can find and with the conviviality of the place itself.
Thank you for your interest in Donostia Foods, and if there's anything we can do for you, please contact us.
A.J. Weiss in the village of Espelette in Basque Country.
