Ingredients

  • 2 pounds cippolini onions, peeled
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 4 medium zucchini, cut on the bias into 1/4-inch slices
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Romesco Sauce, recipe follows
  • Chopped parsley
  • Spanish Antipasto, recipe follows
  • Spanish Cheese Platter, recipe follows
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup peeled garlic cloves
  • 1 red bell pepper, roasted, peeled, seeded
  • 2 plum tomatoes
  • 2 ancho chilies, soaked in boiling water until soft, seeded
  • 1 slice white bread, crust removed cut into small cubes
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup red wine
  • 1/4 cup shelled hazelnuts
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Piquillo peppers, sliced
  • Assorted Spanish olives
  • Serrano ham, cut into chunks
  • Farmer's cheese, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • Extra-virgin Spanish olive oil
  • Bread
  • 1/2 pound wedges of assorted Spanish cheese. (Should have an assortment of cow's milk, sheep's milk and goat's milk).

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • For the Roasted Onions: Toss the onions in olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Transfer onions to a medium-roasting pan and roast until lightly golden brown and just cooked through about 25 to 30 minutes.
  • For the Roasted zucchini: Toss the zucchini with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Place in a medium-roasting pan and roast until lightly golden brown and just cooked through, about 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Place both the zucchini and onions on a large serving platter and drizzle with some of the romeso sauce and chopped parsley.
  • Serve with Spanish Antipasto.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over high heat until smoking.
  • Separately saute the garlic, bell pepper, tomatoes, chilies and bread cubes until lightly browned, about 2 minutes each.
  • Remove each ingredient with a slotted spoon as it's done.
  • Deglaze the pan with the vinegar and red wine.
  • Place all the Sauteed ingredients and the deglazing liquid into a food processor and blend until smooth.
  • Add the hazelnuts and process until finely chopped.
  • Add the honey and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
  • Arrange all ingredients on a platter and drizzle with olive oil.
  • Serve sliced crusty bread on side.