Spanish Dairy menu

[peacepug]

Trying to put together a spanish dairy menu (for Shanuot) and need suggestions-

Sangria

Gazpacho with garlic croutons
bread and tapas

fish paella?
Olive quiche
salad- what would be a spanish take?

orange flan

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, recipes too!

thanks

[DeisCane]

Avocado, orange and red onion salad. You can add tomatoes and/or olives as well. Dress with lime juice and EVOO.

Tortilla de papa is a good addition to a Spanish menu. It's a potato omelet.

Fish paella with veggie sausage could be a very nice addition. So could a number of cod dishes.

[ferret]

Gazpacho is usually served in lieu of salad but you can do a simple green salad with marinated artichoke hearts, minced red onions and a sherry vinaigrette.

[ddelicious]

i'd do some kind of baked fish with olives and peppers instead of fish paella. quiche doesn't seem very spanish to me but the tortilla (potato omlette) is a great idea and perfect at room temperature. flan is yummy but what is shavout with no cheesecake ;)

[DeisCane]

Rice pudding is dairy-er than flan so you could try that. Kick up the cinnamon quotient and maybe add some saffron or paprika if you're really bold.

[Dovid]

Rice pudding with vanilla and lemon zest is a Sephardic dish for Shavuot. My grandfather, a Sfard, liked chickpeas served cold with aioli (a garlic mayonaisse) for Shavuot.

[queenscook]

I believe Tres Leches cake is popular in many Spanish cultures.

[GilaB]

I served the Chow recipe for coconut tres leches cake last year for dessert on Shavuos, and it was a big hit: http://www.chow.com/recipes/10649
That said, I think tres leches cake is more Latin American than Spanish.

[DeisCane]

Yes, tres leche, while wonderful, is a Western hemisphere dish.

[btnfood]

Menu seems to be evolving nicely. If you Google for flan de queso, you will find a lot of recipes. I personally prefer the dense yet creamy texture of this flan, made with cream cheese. And it seems very appropriate for Shavuot.

[toveggiegirl]

As DeisCane suggested, rather than a quiche, which is French, you could do a Spanish Tortilla (a potato omelette).
You can find a basic recipe here: http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinat...
You can add olives or other veggies to it.