Tapas Dinner Recap

For the past few weeks, everywhere I look in magazines and ads, there is Sangria. We had planned to have Allison and Will over for dinner, so I asked her if they like sangria and the said YES, so I decided to plan the dinner around it.
I've never done a tapas dinner before, so I decided to give it a try. I love making lots of little dishes and sides and having tons of variety, so tapas were right up my alley.
I decided to google tapas menus and I looked at some restaurants options to get a general idea of some of the dishes. Then I decided to look up traditional Spanish flavors, and sort of wing it.
I think that my dishes are pretty traditional, I tried to use as many Spanish imported products and flavors as possible, like parsley, paprika, saffron, chorizo, serrano, EVOO, olives, valencia oranges, and manchego.

(The inspiration)

The Sangria

My Plate, a little of everything

And the menu:

Traditional (or Sparkling) Sangria

Valencia Orange and Spanish Olive Tapenade

Heirloom Tomatoes with Goat Cheese and Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette

Spanish Spiced Chickpeas

Serrano and Garlic Hericot Verts

Porcini and Manchego Risotto

Paprika Chicken and Chorizo Skewers with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce