Smoked Salmon and Fruit Pintxos

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Smoked Salmon and Fruit Pintxos

Bas Tapa:  Pintxos 
These are small portions (what we would call Tapas) served in the Basque area of Spain.

Ingredients:

  • 21 oz smoked salmon
  • 6 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 12 mixed green and red grapes, halved and deseeded
  •  2 kiwi fruit, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces
  • 9 oz assorted berries (strawberries, raspberries, etc)
  • 6 green olives, pitted and halved
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 lemon, quartered
  • 12 skewers

Directions:

Cut the fish into 1-inch pieces.  Layer as a Shih Kabob with the cherry tomatoes, fruit and olives. Season lightly with pepper and squeeze over the juice from the lemon wedges.

Vermouth Pairing:  Gran Bodega Saltó