Core Menu Items Type, Ingredient, and Prep

Question 1

Roasted Beets

Answer 1

Type:
Vegetale Tapa

Prep:

• Beets toasted whole
• Then peeled, diced large, and tossed with rice wine vinegar
• Drizzled with extra virgin olive oil
• Garnished with toasted walnuts, vale on, and chives

Question 2

Cauliflower & Fennel Cazuela

Answer 2

Type:
Vegetale Tapa

Prep:

• Braised in onion, garlic, cream, lemon juice
• Finished with panko bread crumbs that are toasted in olive oil and tossed with Manchego cheese
• Herbs mixed with parsley and thyme

Question 3

Herbed Goat Cheese with Wild Mushrooms

Answer 3

Type:
Vegetale Tapa

Prep:

Mushrooms

• Cremini, shiitake, and oyster mushrooms are sliced and seared with rosemary, sliced shallots and thyme
• Cooked in balsamic vinegar, sherry vinegar, and veal stock

Mushrooms are served hot in a cazuela with a dollop of herbed cheese in the middle

Question 4

Roasted Garlic Bulbs

Answer 4

Type:
Vegetale Tapa

Prep:

• Cut at the top to reveal cloves
• Seasoned with extra virgin olive oil, rosemary, Thyme, salt and pepper
• Roasted until tender
• 2 bulbs served, dressed with extra virgin olive oil, coarse salt, and chives

Question 5

Potato Tortilla

Answer 5

Type:
Vegetale Tapa

Prep:

• “traditional spanish dish”
• Olive oil poached potatoes and caramelized onions mixed with eggs and
• cooked on stove top to make a thick eggy pancake
• Served warm with chive sour cream, a drizzle of EVOO and coarse salt

Question 6

Spinach Chickpea Casserole

Answer 6

Type
- Vegetale Tapa

Prep

• Spinach slow cooked with julienne onions, nutmeg, cumin, chili flake, lemon zest and mashed chickpeas and garlic
• At end, pan fried whole chickpeas folded in
• Served in a hot cazuela and finished with EVOO

Question 7

Ensalada Mixta

Answer 7

Type
Salad Tapa

Prep

• Gem lettuce is cut into large leaves
• Garnished with thick tomatoes, thin sliced sweet onion, and house marinated olives
• Dressed with cider vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, and coarse salt

Question 8

Albondigas

Answer 8

Type
- Carne and Pescado tapa

Prep

• ground beef, pork, and veal
• chopped garlic, dried oregano, fine bread crumbs
• Meatballs then simmered in a sauce of veal stock, reduced red win, and butt ends of serrano ham
• 5 meatballs served in a hot cazuela with sauce

Question 9

Boquerones

Answer 9

Type
- Carne y pescado tapa

Prep

• White anchovies cured in vinegar
• marinated in extra virgin olive oil with thin sliced garlic and parsley leaves
• 5 fillets plated and drizzled with extra EVOO
• Served cold

Question 10

House Cured Olives

Answer 10

Type:
Vegetale Tapa

Prep:

• Mix of arbequina, caspe, empeltre, manzanilla, and gordal
• Cured with red wine vinegar, fresh thyme, fresh rosemary, whole garlic cloves, citrus zest, and red chili flakes
• Served at room temp.

Question 11

Crispy Calamari

Answer 11

Type
Carne y pescado tapa

Prep

• Soaked in whole milk
• dusted in a mixture of semolina and wondra flour
• Fried until golden brown and crisp
• served with aioli made of roasted garlic, sherry vinegar, paprika, chipolte pepers, (this dish is not gluten free)

Question 12

Chorizo with sweet and sour figs

Answer 12

Type
Carne y pescado tapa

Prep

• Smoked chorizo cut into thin slices
• Sauteed with minced garlic
• Glazed with a sauce of brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, sherry vinegar, calmer figs and water
• Served hot in a cazuela

Question 13

Emapanadas of Spiced Beef

Answer 13

Type
Carne y pescado tapa

Prep

• Ground beef simmered in carrots, celery, and onions
• Rolled in dough then dropped into oil and cooked till crispy
• Sauce is a red pepper puree

Question 14

Chicken Empanadas

Answer 14

• Shredded chicken with garlic, thyme, and cilantro
• Prepped the same as the beef (soy sauce)
• Avocado puree

Question 15

Mussels al diablo

Answer 15

• Put in a pan with sliced garlic, tomatoes, and red chili flake
• White wine and parsley leaves added
• Garnished with grilled bread
• Spicy

Question 16

Lamb Chops

Answer 16

• Lamb t-bone grilled to medium
• Served with arugula salad and romesco sauce, which is a puree of roasted peppers and garlic (contains almonds, pimento, and bread)

Question 17

Croquettes

Answer 17

• Ham and chicken bechamel (flour, butter, milk) cooked with sweet onions
• Breaded with egg and panko bread crumbs
• Served with aioli

Question 18

Gambas

Answer 18

• Sweet shrimp placed in a hot pan with sliced garlic and allowed to brown
• Glazed in a sauce made of guindilla pepper, thyme, and sherry

Question 19

Hanger Steak

Answer 19

• 4-5 oz. portion grilled to medium rare

- Comes with truffle sauce

Question 20

Tuna Tartare

Answer 20

• Sushi grade tuna
• Chopped and combined with dijon mustard, capers, lemon juice, and chives
• Surrounded by house made yucca chips

Question 21

Filet Mignon

Answer 21

• Marinated overnight
• Pan roasted to desired temp
• Sauce is made of the pan’s drained fat, deglazed with brandy, and veal stock
• Served with sauteed garlic spinach and yukon gold potatoes

Question 22

Chicken Pimientos

Answer 22

• 1 half of almost boneless chicken pan roasted until skin is crisp
• Sauce is a reduction of slivered garlic, white wine, and pickled hot cherry peppers
• Served with fried slices of idaho potatoes

Question 23

Grilled Churrasco

Answer 23

• Skirt steak grilled to desired temp
• Sliced and served with crisp sweet potatoes, sautéed garlic spinach and green chimichurri sauce
• Sauce made of chopped cilantro, sliced scallions, and minced jalepenos and garlic

Question 24

Mixed Grill (Parillada)

Answer 24

For 2 or more (Note, this may only be served in evens because of the cuts of certain steaks)

• NY strip, 1/2 chicken, gaucho sausage, and a bone in pork chop
• NY strip cooked to desired temp and all meats served on wooden board
• Served with french fries and red chimicrsace
• Sauce made with parsley, paprika, red chii flake, and balsamic and red wine vinegar

Question 25

Steak Paillard

Answer 25

• 3 oz. portion of NY strip grilled
• Topped with a sauce of red and green peppers, red onion, thyme, and sherry vinegar
• Comes with matchstick potatoes.