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Roasted Hatch Chile-Grape-Chorizo Tapas

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These Roasted Hatch Chile-Gape-Chorizo Tapas, or hors d’oeuvres, are a the perfect bite of sweet and smoky and fresh and rich flavors.Roasted Hatch Chile wrapped around a red grape with a slice of Chorizo and cheese, all on a toothpick.  This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience at no additional cost to you.

My Spanish Soul Sister and her daughter were just here visiting from Madrid for the past ten days.

I made them a few of my favorite seasonal recipes including these pretty Roasted Hatch Chile-Grape-Chorizo Tapas.

This recipe popped into my mind when I opened my box of fresh, beautiful bright green Hatch Chiles from my friends at Melissa’s Produce. We’re smack in the middle of their season, which is only about six weeks long. (Throughout Most of August and September.)Bundle of bright green Hatch Chiles with black background.

Where can I get Hatch Chiles, you ask?

What do Hatch Chiles Taste Like?

  • Hatch Chiles are grown in New Mexico in the Mesilla Valley, north of Las Cruces, where the sunlight is intense and and the nights are cool. This climate combination results in a chile that has a wonderful earthy flavor, with a subtle sweetness and kick to it.
  • Hatch Chiles range from mild to hot, and are typically labeled this way in stores. If not, you’ll have to taste them before using them. (A good idea either way.)

Bundle of charred and roasted Hatch Chiles.

What are Tapas?

  • In a nutshell, tapas are small Spanish savory dishes, typically served with drinks at a bar.
  • Tapas can be served hot or cold.
  • Tapas are different all over Spain and can vary widely from a simple bowl of olives to a plate of potatoes slathered in sauce.
  • It seems Spaniards have never really agreed on the origins of tapas. According to one theory, the word tapas comes from the Spanish verb tapar, which means “to cover.” Around 1900, in order to keep bugs out of drinks, a piece of bread was used “to cover” the glass. The bread became the tapa. Get it?  I’m going with it.

I’m calling this a tapas recipe because, well, I was serving my Spanish friends. ;-). They’re incredibly delicious — you can pack a whole lot of flavor onto a little toothpick.

Roasted Hatch Chiles wrapped around red grapes with slices of Chorizo and cheese, with toothpicks.

What did I serve the Roasted Hatch Chile-Gape-Chorizo Tapas with?

Find out more about Hatch Chiles here, and don’t forget to find out where to get them, and where to have them roasted here!

Now go whip up a few of these super tasty, pretty, Roasted Hatch Chile-Grape-Chorizo Tapas and invite a few friends over.

Enjoy!

This is not a sponsored post. Melissa’s sent me Hatch Chiles for recipe testing, and I love them. 🙂 

5 from 4 votes
Roasted Hatch Chiles wrapped around red grapes with slices of Chorizo and cheese, with toothpicks.
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Roasted Hatch Chile-Grape-Chorizo Tapas
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

These Roasted Hatch Chile-Gape-Chorizo Tapas are a the perfect bite of sweet and smoky and fresh and rich flavors.

*You will need 2 dozen toothpicks.

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Spanish
Keyword: summer party food
Servings: 8
Calories: 110 kcal
Author: Valentina K. Wein
Ingredients
Instructions

  1. Once you’ve roasted and peeled the chiles (here’s how), cut off the stem and remove the seeds. Then cut them each, vertically, into about 8 equal sized strips.

  2. Wrap a chile strip around each grape, using a toothpick to secure it. If it doesn’t go all the way around, that’s okay — if it does, try to overlap the ends before sticking the toothpick through. Push the wrapped grape gently to towards the top of the toothpick.

  3. Beneath the wrapped grapes, add a piece of the chorizo, followed by a piece of the cheese.

  4. Keep refrigerated, lightly covered with plastic wrap, until you’re ready to serve them. They can be made up to 4 hours ahead of time.

Recipe Notes

You can roast the chiles up to 2 days ahead of time. (I’d keep them whole until you’re ready to prepare the tapas.)

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  1. I absolutely love tapas! In fact, there was a tapas restaurant back in Atlanta that we used to go to occasionally…gosh, that was like 8 or 9 years ago now. I’m totally going to keep an eye out for Hatch green chilies in our area. I see one of our local supermarkets on that list, so maybe? Hopefully! And I love this tapas idea…so much flavor in such a small bite. That’s how I roll! 🙂

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    • Thanks, David! If your market is on the list, they should be there! Enjoy and I hope you make a tapa or two. 🙂

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  3. Who doesn’t love tapas? Tapas is always perfect for a dinner party. These have got my mouth watering, they look so good

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  4. I am a huge fan of tapas, I love that kind of eating lots of small portions of many different things. These looks great, love the charring from the roasting and the combination of hot, sweet and savoury!

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