Escalivada & Cantabrian Anchovies: A Tried and True Traditional Tapa
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Escalivada: fire-roasted eggplant, pimientos, and onion. Slow-cooked and smoky, and here accompanied by a Cantabrian anchovy fillet. Ready to eat, vegan (when not joined by an anchovy), delightfully flavorful.
This simple, traditional appetizer comes together in minutes.
Escalivada with Cantabrian Anchovies
Total Time: Depends on your toaster and desired level of toasting.
Servings: Based on available number of slices of bread. With one tray of escalivada and at least a half of a loaf, we'll say 4 to 6.
Ingredients
- 1 tray Donostia Foods Escalivada (Fire-Roasted Eggplant, Pimientos, & Onion)
- 1 jar Donostia Foods Cantabrian Anchovies
- fresh bread
- extra virgin olive oil (optional)
Directions
1. Slice a fresh loaf of bread in slices of not insignificant thickness, so suitable for absorbing olive oil and flavors of the escalivada, and toast those slices.
2. Dress toast with extra virgin olive oil, if you'd like. Not entirely necessary, but rarely is it wrong to add a touch of olive oil.
3. Layer with escalivada, making sure to mix on each slice a little of the eggplant, peppers, and onions. The ideal spread provides a a taste of each with every bite.
4. Top with a Cantabrian anchovy fillet or two and serve.
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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.
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A.J. Weiss in the village of Espelette in Basque Country.
, delightfully flavorful.
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