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Tapas - herby lamb meatballs, patatas bravas, courgette and feta fritters and tomato salad

Ingredients and method (serves 2, add bread and a green salad and it would probably serve 4):

Tomato sauce:
glass of red wine
3 fresh tomatoes, chopped
tub of chopped tomatoes
dessert spoon of tomato puree
1/2 red onion, diced
1 clove of garlic, diced
4 mushrooms, sliced
olive oil
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degreesFry the onion, garlic and mushrooms in olive oil until softAdd the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutesAdd the red wine and turn up the heat to allow the alcohol to cook off for 5 minutes or soTurn the heat back down, add the chopped tomtaoes and puree and let the sauce simmer for 45 minutes

Lamb meatballs:

approx 200g lamb mince

1/2 red onion, diced

1 clove of garlic, diced

a handful of fresh herbs (basil, pasrley, thyme, rosemary) roughly chopped

salt and pepper
Combine the lamb mince, onion, garlic and herbs and seasonForm into meatball shapes and refridgerate until neededBrown meatballs in a frying pan before placing them on top of the prepared tomato sauce. Be careful not to stir them in to the sauce too vigorously as they can break upCook meatballs and sauce in a hot oven for 20-30 minutes
Patatas bravas:
2 medium sized potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
2 fresh tomatoes, chopped
1/2 red pepper, diced
pinch of red chilli flakes
1 small clove of garlic, diced
olive oil
Par boil the potatoes before putting them in an oven proof dish with a splash of olive oil and placing them in the ovenAfter 15 minutes or so fry the garlic and red pepper in olive oil until softAdd the tomatoes and chilli flakes to the garlic and red pepper and continue to cook for 5 minutesAdd the garlic/pepper/tomato mixture to the potatoes and stir throughReturn potatoes to the oven for approx 20 minutes
Courgette and Feta fritters:
1 egg
1 table spoon of plain flour
1 courgette, grated
approx 25g of feta, cut into small chunks
3 spring onions, chopped
salt and pepper
olive oil
Salt the grated courgette and place in a sieve over another bowl. Leave for 15 minutes and then press the courgette mixture to remove the exess waterMix together the egg, flour, feta, spring onions and grated courgette and refridgerate for an hour or so until neededHeat some oil in a non-stick panPlaced 4 heaped spoonfuls of the batter mixture in the pan and press each one down lightly. Turn each one over after 3-4 minutes to cook the other side
Tomato salad:
2 tomatoes, cut into chunks
1/4 cucumber, diced
handful of olives
approx 25g of feta, cut into chunks
olive oil
pepper
Mix together the tomatoes, olives, cucumber and fetaDress with olive oil an black pepperRefridgerate or cover until needed


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