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 Banderillas (c) 2007 L. Sierra Licensed to About.com At a Glance Prep Time : 5min Course : Appetizer Special : Easy, Few Ingredients, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Quick, Raw Type of Prep : Assemble Cuisine : Spanish Suggested ReadingBanderillas - A Spanish TapaThese easy tapas called Banderillas get their name from the barbed darts used during a bullfight! Fortunately, these banderillas aren't dangerous and are a very simple-to-prepare tapa. They require no cooking! Basically, if you can open a jar and skewer the ingredients on a toothpick, you can make banderillas! The trick is to make them colorful, with flavors that complement each other and excite your pallet.
Buy jars of these ingredients and keep them on hand in your kitchen for those times when unexpected guests arrive or you receive a last-minute invitation. INGREDIENTS:
PREPARATION:Traditional banderillas are made with the pickle, onion, olive and tuna skewered onto the toothpick, however, you can mix and match the ingredients listed above. Be careful to choose peppers such as the suggested Banana Wax Peppers or Pepperoncini and not a hot pepper, such as Jalapeño. Hot, spicey peppers will over-power the rest of the ingredients. NOTE: You will not need ALL of the above ingredients! We recommend that you choose 3-4 different ingredients to slide onto a toothpick. Pick items that you think will go well together. Lay each one on a plate until you have a nice, colorful presentation.
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