Clare’s Tasty Tapas

I am still in a summer sun kind of mood, so today I bring to you my Tasty Tapas

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These are super as a main meal any evening, ideal for lunchtime leftovers and you will impress many a dinner guest if you were to sever mini ones of these as canapés.

Today we will give you the Black pudding, Potato & Prawn Bruschetta Tapas recipes, come back next week for the Tomato Bruschetta, Mushroom Bruschetta and Mango Salad.

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Makes: 4 servings

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Total Time:  55 minutes

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Ingredients

Black Pudding:

  • 280g Black Pudding
  • 2tbs of tomato relish
  • 8 slices of Dry cure Streaky rashers

Potato & Chorizo 

  • 200g Baby sliced potato
  • 1 med onion
  • 1/2 glass of dry white wine
  • 1tbs olive oil
  • 100g Chorizo sausage

Prawn Bruschetta

  • 8 ,1cm thick slices of French stick
  • 2tbs olive oil
  • 150g of Prawns
  • Large handful of fresh chopped coriander
  • 1 finely chopped red chilli
  • 1 grated clove of garlic
  • 1/2tsp cracked black pepper
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PREPARATION

Potato: 1/ Place the potatoes into a pan of water, bring to the boil and cook until tender, drain and set to one side, While these cook place the sliced onions in a large frying pan with the olive oil, cook for 2-3 minutes, add the wine and reduce until this has almost disappeared, you really just want 1-2 tbs of wine left in the pan, add the sliced Chorizo, cook for 1-2 minutes, add the cooked potato and cook for a further 3-4 minutes. Then serve.

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Black Pudding: 2/ Slice the black pudding, butter the relish onto the flat sides of the pudding, cut each rasher into 3 and wrap around the pudding and relish, place on a lined baking sheet and place in a moderate oven for 10-12 minutes. turning once.

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Prawn: 3/ Place the sliced bread on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil and bake until golden and crunchy. Place the prawns, chilli, garlic and coriander in a pan, (if using fresh prawns cook until they turn pink, if using already cooked prawns, then you are just warming them through) try not to over cook. Place the Prawn’s onto the bread, finish with cracked black pepper and serve.

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Clare’s Warm Spanish Salad

Today’s #TastyThursday recipe was inspired by my recent holidays to Lanzarote. This is my take on a Warm Spanish Salad that can be enjoy all year round.

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Makes: 4 servings

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Total Time:  30 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 2 chicken Breast
  • 100g Chorizo
  • 200g Baby Potatoes
  • 100g Tomatoes
  • 3-4 chopped basil leaves
  • 1 Yellow pepper
  • 1 large white onion
  • 1 bag of mixed salad leaves
  • 2tbsp olive oil
  • pinch of pepper
  • pince of salt
  • pinch of sugar
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For the dressing:

  • Bunch of chopped Parsley
  • 1tbsp Grain Mustard
  • 2tbsp Ground Almonds
  • 1 grated clove of Garlic
  • 1/2tsp Sugar
  • 3tbsp Sherry Vinegar
  • 4tbsp Extra Virgin olive Oil
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PREPARATION

  1. Dressing: Mix all ingredients together, add a splash more oil if the almonds soak too much, set to one side for the flavour to develop while you make your salad.
  2. Pop the Chicken in a pan of water and bring to the boil, cook for 8-10 minutes and just leave in the pan to cool a bit.
  3. Slice your baby potatoes and place in a pan of water, bring to the boil and cook until tender, remove and drain once cooked.
  4. Place your tomatoes and sliced pepper on a baking tray, sprinkle with salt, pepper, sugar , chopped basil and olive oil and place in a  med oven for 8-10 minutes.
  5. Place the cooked potatoes into a large saute pan, add the sliced onion and chorizo and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  6. In a large bowel mix the potato mixture, roasted tomatoes and peppers mixed leaves in a large bowl, add 1/2 the dressing and mix well
  7. Serve and top with the remaining dressing
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RSVP Magazine with Claire’s Tasty Thursday

Today #TastyThursday was launched with RSVP Magazine featuring my food blogs 🙂 Look out for this today and every Thursday x

I initially began speaking with RSVP and a few other publications at the beginning of October and many telephone calls, emails and meetings later the decision was made to work with RSVP and today this went live for the world to see 🙂

I am beaming, I could not be happier with how this blog is going, Being nominated in the food category for a UK Blog Award 2015 (no news yet as to weather I have made the next round) was incredible and if I get to the next round I think I may actually burst with excitement and now this, My food in a real life national publication for the world to enjoy 🙂

RSVP choose a super simple, super christmassy food blog to begin with and I was thrilled with this as it is currently the most viewed this week and the one I am receiving emails and enquiries about daily 🙂 Here is the link to view this http://rsvpmagazine.ie/blog-claires-smooth-silky-bake-christmas-chocolate-tart/

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x x x Claire’s Smooth and Silky No bake Christmas Chocolate Tart x x x

It is a scrummy treat any time of the year but with the addition of Baileys and the lushness of this I think it should be saved for a super time treat 🙂

2014 has been an incredible year, I am actually emotional looking back at it and all the amazing moments and I can’t wait to see what 2015 brings 🙂 This year I began working with TV3, began my own weekly Radio show, Started this my new baby Clare with the Hair, became ‘The Face’ of Boudoir Darlings and we created a Charity Calender with monies raised going to Clare’s Wish Foundation (a charity who grant wishes to adults with life limiting illnesses), Nominated in the UK Blog Awards and now working with RSVP. So many changes, so many new ventures yet all enjoyed and loved so much.

2015
The cover of Boudoir Darlings / Clare’s Wish 2015 Calender http://www.boudoirdarlings.ie/

Thank you for reading you FABULOUS people

❤ Clare with the Hair ❤