FANDANGO Catering offers Spanish summer food ideas in its continuing series of tips to make your summer events outstanding this year (plus we're celebrating Spain's World Cup win!).
In Spain, grilling is generally about grilled sausages or kebabs, vegetables, mushrooms, and/or paella in a large paella wok over a wood fire. On occasion, people grill lamb chops or steaks, and they also like to grill French-type country breads.
Here is a summer grilling menu you can do here inspired by the summer foods of Spain. ¡Olé!
Sausages on the Grill
Buy Spanish fresh or cured sausages such as butifarra (fresh) or chorizo (cured and Spanish, not the Mexican type), or you can also use Italian sweet sausage or bratwurst. Mix up a paste of a little olive oil and Spanish smoked sweet paprika and rub over the sausages. Oil the grill grates and grill, turning often with tongs (you may want to pre-cook for a couple of minutes in the microwave first).
Escalivada, Calcots, and Rovellones
In Cataluña in northeast Spain, grilled veggies and mushrooms rule. To create a similar spread, do foil packets of eggplant, tomatoes, and onions, cut in strips and interspersed with slivered garlic, about 2 heads garlic for a crowd (escalivada); put scallions brushed with olive oil, salt, and pepper directly on the grill and grill, turning often, until soft and only slightly charred (calcots); and use a basket to grill portobellos, brushed with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Mix up an alioli or buy one and doctor it with fresh chopped herbs.
Fruta con nata
Popular Spanish summer desserts are any peeled, sliced fruit macerated several hours in wine, sherry, kirsch, Gran Marnier, or Marsala and served with real fresh whipped cream (not from a can). Best-quality strawberries without any spirits are also served with fresh whipped cream.
¡Que aproveche!/Bon Appetit!
Kristina
Kristina Ríos de Lumbreras
Partner, Director of Sales & Operations
FANDANGO Catering
(281) 796-0941
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