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Easy Tapas Bocquerones and Beetroot Salsa

July 19, 2010 by Sarah Trivuncic 13 Comments

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Two quick and easy beetroot recipes to make tapas for summer parties.
easy tapas beetroot bocquerones
A few weeks ago I published a mackerel salad using beetroot as seen at the Baxter’s Afternoon Tea Party.

Today, as promised, here are two further dishes with beetroot.  The salsa is less aggressive than most,  fruity with apple rather than chillied. Scooped up with tortilla chips it’s a more-ish appetiser you could serve before a main meal. The salsa can be made with any kind of beetroot although the bocquerones, hardly a recipe but my own creation, look more aesthetically pleasing using rosebud variety. You could use any kind of pearl mozzarella, my choice was a basil flavour one from the pre-packed deli section at Morrison’s.

Beetroot salsa recipe with tortilla chips



It might not be authentically Spanish but I have wanted to assemble something on sticks including anchovy ever since seeing them a Sainsbury’s magazine feature on tapas several summers ago. Bocquerone, so far as I can establish, is the Spanish word for anchovy rather than a recipe itself but these appetisers were called bocquerones in the magazine and the name has stuck in my head. It’s now my word to denote an appetiser featuring rolled anchovy and whatever other items you have to hand on a stick.


What would you like to thread on a stick?

 

easy tapas beetroot bocquerones
 

Recipe: Beetroot Salsa

From a recipe by Tom Kitchin for Baxter’s
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
1 large cooking apple, peeled, cored and finely chopped
Juice of ½ lemon
1/2 340g jar sliced beetroot in vinegar, drained and cut into small cubes
4 red tomatoes, finely chopped
½ red onion, roughly chopped
1 clove fresh garlic, finely minced
2tbsp caster sugar
2tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Black pepper
Method
1. Toss the apple in the lemon juice to prevent it browning.
2. Place the beetroot, apple, tomatoes, red onion, garlic, caster sugar and olive oil in a large mixing bowl. Use salad forks or wooden spoons to combine the ingredients together.

3. Season with black pepper and serve with tortilla chips.

Beetroot salsa recipe with tortilla chips

Easy Recipe: Bocquerones

An assembly job rather than recipe. Thread rolled up anchovies, cocktail onions, pearl mozzarella, cornichons onto cocktail sticks. Ta-da!

 

easy tapas beetroot bocquerones
 

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Filed Under: Party Food Ideas Tagged With: beetroot, packed lunches

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Sarah Trivuncic has published recipes, restaurant and travel reviews on Maison Cupcake since 2009. She lives in Walthamstow, East London with her husband and teenager.
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Comments

  1. RamblingTart says

    July 19, 2010 at 11:41 pm

    Beautiful tapas, Sarah! 🙂 I love your "on-a-stick" assembly. 🙂 And the salsa is bright and richly colored. I really like apples and beets together so I know I'd like this!! 🙂 Hope you have a beautiful week. 🙂

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  2. Stephanie Savors the Moment says

    July 20, 2010 at 3:07 am

    Wow, I am very intrigued by the skewers – what unique flavors! The salsa sounds very tasty as well – will have to give both of these a try. Love your photos too – Cheers!

    Reply
  3. faithy, the baker says

    July 20, 2010 at 4:19 am

    love your photos! I love that tapas picture! Your photography skills are improving by leaps & bound!

    Reply
  4. Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says

    July 20, 2010 at 4:31 am

    You're so clever Sarah! They make the perfect summer time party food served to friends on a patio! 🙂

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  5. Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

    July 20, 2010 at 8:22 am

    @rambling tart Thank you! Stuff on sticks makes me so happy!!
    @stephanie You need the cheese to soften the acidity and saltiness of the other items, it all works very well together
    @faithy Thanks!
    @lorraine Thanks – they are very easy to put together but the salsa is worth the effort too.

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  6. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    July 20, 2010 at 8:23 am

    I love beetroots and find them so versatile. Those tapas look fantastic!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  7. Heavenly Housewife says

    July 20, 2010 at 9:03 am

    Those little tapas look so cute. Its nice to have some light finger foods like that in the hot weather (though lately its just been raining).
    *kisses* HH

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  8. Jasmine says

    July 20, 2010 at 11:02 am

    Ehi Sarah, how do you do?
    I love these tapas (as I love the rest of your blog posts 😀 !)
    Have a nice day. Cheers
    Jasmine

    Reply
  9. Sanjeeta kk says

    July 20, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    Lovely clicks and a healthy treat.

    Reply
  10. Bethany (Dirty Kitchen Secrets) says

    July 20, 2010 at 3:35 pm

    Lovely! I make a similar salsa with beetroots but add avocados. It such a nice combo and I can see this one is too. I'll have to try this soon. Loving the styling… keep up the good work!

    Reply
  11. Deeba PAB says

    July 20, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    NICE! Love the idea of a beetroot salsa Sarah… wow!

    Reply
  12. Su-yin says

    July 20, 2010 at 10:53 pm

    Have recently become a beetroot convert, am loving how you used them in a salsa! Brilliant.

    Reply

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