Banderillas
Banderillass are colorful bite-sized appetizers featuring classic Spanish ingredients layered onto cocktail skewers. Quick to assemble and endlessly customizable, they're perfect for entertaining, tapas nights, parties, or serving with drinks.
Equipment
- Cocktail skewers or toothpicks
- Serving platter
Ingredients
- 1 cooked shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 hard-boiled egg
- 1 piece canned tuna drained
- 1 piece piquillo pepper or pimiento
- 1 pitted black olive
- 1 pitted green olive
- 1 rolled anchovy fillet optional, with capers
- 1 slice dill pickle or cornichon
- 1 small asparagus tip cooked
- 1 square Serrano ham or prosciutto
- 1 wedge hard-boiled egg
- Fresh parsley for garnish
- Mayonnaise to taste
Instructions
- Choose one of your preferred ingredient combinations.
- Thread the selected ingredients onto a cocktail skewer in the desired order.
- Add a small amount of mayonnaise where needed.
- Garnish with fresh parsley if desired.
- Arrange the finished tapas skewers on a serving platter.
- Serve at room temperature.
Notes & Wine Advice
Recipe Notes
Mix several ingredient combinations on one serving platter to create a colorful and authentic tapas selection. Use high-quality Spanish olives, Serrano ham, anchovies, and piquillo peppers for the best flavor. Prepare the skewers a few hours ahead and keep them refrigerated until serving. Serve at room temperature to enjoy the full flavor of every ingredient.Wine Advice
A chilled Albariño is a classic Spanish pairing that beautifully complements seafood, olives, and cured meats. For a festive tapas evening, serve with a glass of Cava, whose crisp bubbles refresh the palate between bites.Nutrition values
Calories: 85 kcal | Carbohydrates: 2 g | Protein: 8 g | Fat: 5 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Sodium: 0.8 mg | Sugar: 1 g