Grazing Tapas Board
There’s no better way to start a Spanish Feast than with a grazing tapas board. They are so simple to put together and really set the scene for an evening of good eating to come. In my opinion they are the perfect relaxed way to start a dinner party allowing grazing over good food, a glass of bubbles and some good conversation.
These days the ready availability of good produce to create a board like this make the process so easy. Everything on my board came from a supermarket or delicatessen. And if you don’t have a good deli nearby, what you can find at your local supermarket would be enough to put together something delicious.
One thing that you should try to find if you haven’t tried them are the white anchovies. They are AMAZING!! Tasting nothing like their ‘furry fish’ maligned brothers, these anchovies are delicious. With a freshness about them and a lovely pickled taste you can’t go wrong. They are worth hunting down!
The key to making the tapas board successful is to keep it simple. Use components that are true to the Spanish flavours or else leave them off. Buy good quality ingredients in small amounts rather than putting too much on your board. Show restraint – one or two cheeses is ample. Keep the flavours separate on the board. Think about how you are presenting the food – I love to use different shaped and sized dished for things like the olives, capsicum and anchovies and will keep the mussels served in their tin. All simple steps but they add to the overall beauty and deliciousness of the tapas board.
