Here's our make-it/buy-it plan for an instant party with a Spanish accent: Make one gorgeous paella and buy the rest—tapas to start and simple sweets to finish. (Some assembly required.)
Assorted tapas
Chilled Spanish rosé
Assorted Spanish desserts
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Tapas
- Spanish green olives
- Rich, buttery Marcona almonds (native to the Iberian peninsula), fried in olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt
- Canned white anchovy fillets marinated in vinegar and olive oil
- Thin slices of jamón serrano, Spanish dry-cured ham
- Lomo embuchado (slightly smoky dry-cured pork loin that has been seasoned and marinated)
- Wedge of Manchego, Spain's famous sheep's-milk cheese
Dessert
- Chilled Spanish rosé
- Turrón de alicante, a hard nougat candy studded with Marcona almonds
- Orange segments
- Oloroso Sherry
- Deglet Noor dates
- Wedges of dense, chewy Spanish fig cake (pan de higo)
- Tortas de aceite (literally "oil cakes")—sweet pastry crisps baked with olive oil, anise, and almonds
Serves 6