Spanish

Explore authentic Spanish recipes, with the flavours of classic dishes like Chicken Basque, Spanish Gazpacho, Paella, and refreshing Spanish Tuna Salad.

Delia's recipes capture the essence of Mediterranean cooking with spices, fresh vegetables, and olive oil. Don't miss our Cookery School videos, showing how to make a traditional Spanish Tortilla and the ever-popular Spanish Tomato Bread - both perfect for tapas or a light meal. From seasoned cooks and novices, these easy recipes will bring the taste of Spain to your kitchen and are perfect for midweek dinners, summer get togethers, or cozy weekend suppers.

The Delia Online Cookery School: Watch how to make Tortilla (Spanish Omelette), in our Omelettes cookery school lesson. Click here to watch how to make Spanish Tomato Bread.

Chilled Almond Soup

My friend Neville, who has a house in Andalusia surrounded by almond trees, gave me this supremely wonderfu...

My friend Neville, who has a house in Andalusia surrounded by almond trees, gave me this supremely wonderful recipe for Chilled Almond Soup, generously laced with garl...

Vegetarian

Chicken Basque

The delicious combination of chicken and rice, olives and peppers is typical of all the regions around the ...

The delicious combination of chicken and rice, olives and peppers is typical of all the regions around the western Mediterranean but, to my mind, this Spanish version,...

50 minutes - 1 hour

Chilled Fennel Gazpacho

I've always loved gazpacho and never fail to order it when I'm in Spain or Portugal: it really is one of th...

I've always loved gazpacho and never fail to order it when I'm in Spain or Portugal: it really is one of the nicest first courses when the weather is warm. This ver...

Vegetarian

Chilled Spanish Gazpacho

This is a truly beautiful soup for serving ice-cold during the summer and it's particularly refreshing if w...

This is a truly beautiful soup for serving ice-cold during the summer and it's particularly refreshing if we're lucky enough to have hot weather. However, please do...

Vegetarian

Onion, garlic, chorizo sausage and a cup full of paprika sat on a wooden chopping board

Chorizo Hash with Peppers and Paprika

This, if you like, is a more sophisticated version of Corned-beef Hash with Fried Eggs, using red peppers a...

This, if you like, is a more sophisticated version of Corned-beef Hash with Fried Eggs, using red peppers as well as onion and potato. It's brilliant, but only wort...

Eggs Basque

This recipe has a Basque element, as the eggs are baked on a base of onions, garlic, peppers and chorizo sa...

This recipe has a Basque element, as the eggs are baked on a base of onions, garlic, peppers and chorizo sausage. The whole thing is topped with bubbling che...

4 minutes - 5 minutes

Frying-pan Paella

I have to confess that for years I avoided making a paella, ever since I read in one cookery book that one ...

I have to confess that for years I avoided making a paella, ever since I read in one cookery book that one of the ingredients was a 'singing bird'. Simply on humani...

Gambas De Queso with Majorcan Tomato Bread

You may remember the tapas from last summer’s recipe collection. They are well worth revisiting and make...

You may remember the tapas from last summer’s recipe collection. They are well worth revisiting and make a perfect summer starter for two. The preparation is quite ...

5 minutes

Half-time Tapas

Whether you're watching the football or not, this is a real winner: prawns with melting cheese, partnered w...

Whether you're watching the football or not, this is a real winner: prawns with melting cheese, partnered with wonderful Majorcan pamboli or tomato bread which you can...

5 minutes

José Pizarro: Piquillo Peppers with Lamb Cutlets

In Spain, our understanding of ‘lamb’ differs from many other countries in the northern hemisphere. We t...

In Spain, our understanding of ‘lamb’ differs from many other countries in the northern hemisphere. We tend to eat lamb when it’s very young, still suckling from it...

40 minutes

José Pizarro: Crispy Fried Manchego Salad

This recipe is inspired by my much-loved Fried gordal olives stuffed with Manchego, a big favourite at Piza...

This recipe is inspired by my much-loved Fried gordal olives stuffed with Manchego, a big favourite at Pizarro restaurant. Here, the creamy, nutty Manchego is fried...

30 minutes

José Pizarro: Saffron Flan

Crème caramel is a favourite in all my restaurants as well as in my family. I remember as a child, my mum w...

Crème caramel is a favourite in all my restaurants as well as in my family. I remember as a child, my mum would always make flan for the weekend, and the wonderful fla...

Paella

It's World Paella Day on Saturday September 2025! Join in with Delia's recipe. I've had lots of hits and...

It's World Paella Day on Saturday September 2025! Join in with Delia's recipe. I've had lots of hits and misses with this Spanish classic, adding ridiculous, overwh...

Patatas Bravas

My favourite tapas bar in London, Mar i Terra, inspired this recipe – so go there if you want the real thin...

My favourite tapas bar in London, Mar i Terra, inspired this recipe – so go there if you want the real thing. My take on it is pretty brilliant even if I say so mys...

25 minutes - 30 minutes

Pork Braised in Sherry

A Year in My Kitchen was a series of recipes Delia wrote for the website, each week she would share a recip...

A Year in My Kitchen was a series of recipes Delia wrote for the website, each week she would share a recipe she had made and eaten at home. Here is her recip...

2 hours

Spanish Braised Pork

This is a new version of a recipe originally published in 1978 – the pork slowly braises in tomatoes and re...

This is a new version of a recipe originally published in 1978 – the pork slowly braises in tomatoes and red wine, absorbing the flavour of the olives. Because I no...

2 hours

a picture of a white casserole dish with cooked chicken butter beans chorizo and tomatoes with a spoon resting on the side

Spanish Chicken with Butter Beans

This recipe comes from our former Executive Chef, Lucy Crabb, at the football club, and it's been served bo...

This recipe comes from our former Executive Chef, Lucy Crabb, at the football club, and it's been served both at large banquets and in the restaurant to great acclaim....

A picture of cooked pork stew with green beans and potatoes in a blue bowl

Spanish Pork Stew with Chorizo

This recipe is weekend stuff. You assemble the ingredients, whack them into a cooking pot, then leave th...

This recipe is weekend stuff. You assemble the ingredients, whack them into a cooking pot, then leave them in the oven while you go and do other things: relax, go b...

1 hour 30 minutes

Spanish Tomato Bread

We always have tons of this when we are in Majorca - so simple but so sublime! You can now watch h...

We always have tons of this when we are in Majorca - so simple but so sublime! You can now watch how to make Spanish Tomato Bread in our Cookery School video ...

Spanish Tuna Salad with Artichokes

This recipe comes from Liceras, a region of Spain where Pauline, our recipe tester, has a house. This is...

This recipe comes from Liceras, a region of Spain where Pauline, our recipe tester, has a house. This is her version of a very popular local salad that’s served thr...

picture of a bowl with slices of tortilla and a garnish

Tortilla (Spanish Omelette)

I sometimes marvel how it is that three basic, very inexpensive ingredients - eggs, onions and potatoes - c...

I sometimes marvel how it is that three basic, very inexpensive ingredients - eggs, onions and potatoes - can be transformed into something so utterly sublime. Yet ...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

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