SCARY TAPAS / HALLOWEEN SPECIAL | 8 RECIPES

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WIKI NOTE: Halloween is a celebration on the night of October 31st. It is most practiced in the United States and Canada. Children wear costumes and go to people's homes saying "Trick or treat!" to ask for candy and people give it to them. The suggestion is: "Give me a treat or I will play a trick on you." People often dress up as ghosts, witches, or other scary things for Halloween.

The pagan holiday Samhain, which the All Saints holy day replaced, was also known as the Day of the Dead. Many Wiccans and modern pagans celebrate the Day of the Dead. This is a happy holiday (even though it celebrates death). It is the day that some believe the souls of dead people come back to Earth.

People have worn costumes at Halloween for centuries. Early costumes were usually scary. They were often supernatural beings or from folklore. Wearing a costume may come from the Celtic festivals of Samhain and Calan Gaeaf. It could also be from the Christian Allhallowtide. Scary costumes are still popular.

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• 4. Bloody carrot fingers / vegan

• 5. Terrifying field of zucchini skulls & carrot pumpkins / vegan

• 6. Cheese witches' brooms / vegan friendly

• SCARY TAPAS / SWEET RECIPES

• Trick or fruit: Banana ghosts & pumpkin mandarins / vegan

• 8. Spooky drinks: monster & vampire veggie smoothies / vegan-friendly

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EGGLESS TORTILLA DE PATATAS/PAPAS (SPANISH OMELETTE) | VEGAN RECIPE

WIKI NOTE: During the Spanish Civil War omelette without eggs it became popular because it was lean season. It was done with a mixture of flour and water in place of eggs, but now it is part of vegan Spanish cuisine. The false omelette, made with orange peels instead of potatoes was also implemented during the Civil War in Spain.

EGGLESS TORTILLA DE PATATAS/PAPAS (SPANISH OMELETTE)

YOU WILL NEED: *This is a recipe for a small-size tortilla.
1 large potato or 2 small potatoes
A quarter of an onion, to taste
Bunch of stale bread / 2 tablespoons of chickpea flour and 2 tablespoons of water
Olive oil
Salt, to taste
1/2 courgette (optional)

NOTE: Courgette always works well to cook a tasty tortilla de patatas/papas. Use the same amount of potatoes and courgettes (it means 1/2 courgettes for this recipe).

1 bell pepper (optional)

NOTE: Red, yellow or green bell peppers add tasty flavour.


LET´S COOK!
1. Peel and chop the potatoes and the onion.
NOTE: (optional ingredients) Wash well and chop half the courgette. Wash well and cut into cubes a bell pepper (any colour). 
2. Mix chopped potatoes and onion plus veggies (courgette and bell pepper) into a bowl. Add salt, to taste.
3. Fry the potatoes and onion in olive oil until they are soft. Remove with a skimmer and put into a strainer.
4. Put pieces of stale bread in water to soak. Drain the bread and mix with a blender.
NOTE: Add some flour, to compact the mixture (optional).
5. Add the beaten bread to the fried potatoes and onion. Mix everything together
NOTE: Add a bit of turmeric and/or saffron, if you want a yellow omelette (optional).
6. Put the mixture in a small hot pan with a splash of virgin extra olive oil, wait a bit until it curdles and turn it over with a plate. Slide the other side of the tortilla into the pan and wait a bit until it curdles. Turn again if it is necessary. Then the tortilla is ready to eat.
NOTE: You can turn it as many times as you like until the tortilla is well cooked.
7. Serve a piece of tortilla with salad or make a tortilla sandwich with a  roast bell pepper. Both are delicious ways to eat tortilla de patatas/papas.
NOTE: A spoonful of Aioli sauce is always great with tortilla de patatas/papas.

• HOMEMADE AIOLI/ALLIOLI SAUCE 

WIKI NOTE: Aioli sauce or Allioli, from all i oli, Catalan for "garlic and oil", aioli is a typical paste-like cold sauce of Catalonia, Balearic Islands and Valencia. It is made by pounding garlic with olive oil and salt in a mortar until smooth.

YOU WILL NEED:
1 cup olive oil (aprox. 1/4l)
1 garlic clove or 2 small garlic cloves, to taste
A pinch of salt
A dash of vinegar or lemon juice

LET´S COOK!

1. Put chopped garlic clove into the measuring cup of the blender. Incline the measuring cup and add a dash of olive oil through the side of the measuring cup. Add the salt.
2. Mix the ingredients without moving the blender from the bottom of the measuring cup and add several dashes of olive oil until emulsified.
3. When the Allioli is getting a thick texture at the bottom of the measuring cup, start to make slow up and down movements until the smooth sauce texture.
4. Add a dash of lemon juice/vinegar (to taste) when the Allioli is getting thick, beat strongly for a while.
5. Refrigerate until ready to consume.

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• Sausage mummies / vegan-friendly

• Terrifying field of skulls & pumpkins: zucchini carrot / vegan

• Pumpkin vomit: homemade guacamole / vegan

• Cheesy witches´ brooms / vegan-friendly

• Spooky drinks: fruit veggie smoothies / vegan-friendly

• Trick o fruit: banana ghosts + pumpkin mandarins / vegan 

• Spider eggs / vegan-friendly

• Bloody carrot fingers / vegan

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2 SCARY TAPAS / HALLOWEEN SPECIAL | VEGAN RECIPES

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• BLOODY FINGERS

YOU WILL NEED:
3 or 4 carrots
Almonds, flaked
Ketchup sauce

LET´S COOK!
1. Wash the carrots and cut them in different sizes.
2. Put Ketchup sauce on the plate like bloodstream.
3. Place the carrots on the plate with Ketchup as fingers.
4. Make a cut on the top of each carrot and place the almonds as nails.
5. Put as much Ketchup sauce as you want!!!

• TERRIFYING FIELD OF SKULLS AND PUMPKINS 

YOU WILL NEED:
1 or 2 courgettes/zucchini (medium size)
1 or 2 big carrots

LET´S COOK!
Pumpkins:
1. Peel the carrots. Cut carrots into slices not too thin.
2. Cut the stem shape of the pumpkin in each carrot slice. Here you are the tiny pumpkins ready to plant.
Skulls:
1. Preheat the oven to 180 º C. Cover a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Wash well the courgettes. Cut them into slices not too thin.
3. Cut the skull shape and make eyes and mouth holes with a knife.
4. Place the courgette skulls in the tray, and sprinkle them with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
5. Keep them in the oven until brown. Remove from the oven. Leave to cool.

¡LET'S PLANT A FIELD OF KULLS AND PUMPKINS!
1. Place them on a big plate/tray like a big terrifying field.
2. Cover the plate with pumpkins along the edge and put them in the center of the skulls (photo).
3. Serve as is or with small bowls of hummus and/or soy sauce to dip (optional).

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