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Pintxo: photo of the dish
Illustrative photo: Telle — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Appetizers & nibbles

Pintxo

The pintxo is a small Basque or Navarrese bite, usually a slice of bread topped with a filling and held together by a toothpick. They are enjoyed one after another at the bar, as tapas, with a glass of cider or wine.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

358 kcal per serving

Protein
16.2 g
Carbohydrates
38.8 g
of which sugars
3.2 g
Fat
14.5 g
of which saturated fat
6 g
Fiber
2.8 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Toast the baguette rounds in the oven at 200 °C for 5 minutes, until crisp.
  2. Prepare the toppings: mash half the fresh cheese with a pinch of salt, drain the anchovies and slice the hard-boiled eggs.
  3. Arrange the toppings on each slice of bread: anchovy on fresh cheese, egg on pepper, shrimp on gherkin.
  4. Pierce each bite with a wooden toothpick to hold it together.
  5. Drizzle with a little olive oil and serve immediately, at room temperature.

Variations and tips

Ham pintxo. Top the bread slices with serrano ham, a grilled pepper and an olive.

More ideas

Original Ecomely recipe.