5 serrano ham with crusty bread and tomatoes Recipes

tomatoes, garlic oil, divided, dried oregano, kosher salt, whole-grain baguette , cut into 24 slices, or 12 pieces whole-grain bread, cut in half, sliced serrano ham (about 24 slices; see note ), serrano ham is full-flavored , savory dry-cured ham made from specific breeds of white pigs. it is traditionally enjoyed very thinly sliced, like its italian cousin prosciutto, notes: garlic oil is oil that has been infused with fresh garlic. we like to use it for salad dressings, as dipping oil with crusty bread, in marinades or to simply drizzle over steamed vegetables

thick-sliced crusty bread, very red tomatoes, ripe and firm, extra virgin olive oil, salt, serrano ham in very thin slices (optional)

dried pasilla or red new mexico chile peppers or 1 ancho chile pepper, stemmed and seeded, water or chicken stock, to cover, dry marcona almonds, toasted, blanched hazelnuts, toasted, sweet or smoked sweet paprika, roasted piquillo peppers packed in water, drained well, thick) stale good-quality white bread, diced, garlic, grated or made into a paste, very ripe tomatoes , grated on a box grater, splash of sherry vinegar (about 1 1/2 tbsp), kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, evoo, evoo, plus more for drizzling, white or yellow potatoes, chopped or quartered, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, stalks celery, finely chopped, fresh bay leaf, onion, finely chopped, bundle fresh parsley , tied with kitchen string, dry white wine, chicken or seafood stock, mussels or clams, scrubbed, shrimp, peeled and deveined, evoo, for drizzling, serrano ham, thick center-cut pieces cod or other sustainable white fish, sliced crusty bread , for serving, gremolata , recipe follows, garlic, halved, fresh parsley leaves, fresh thyme sprigs, leaves stripped and chopped, anchovy fillet or in hot pepper, garlic, grated, zest of 1 lemon

hazelnuts (with skin ), extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling, roasted almonds, crusty bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, garlic, sliced, red pepper flakes , plus more to taste, whole peeled canned tomato, jarred roasted red peppers (preferably piquillos), red wine vinegar, kosher salt, eggs, kosher salt, scallion, minced, coarsely grated manchego cheese, iberico or serrano ham