Chorizo Manchego Piquillo Arepa — Tapas Handheld Lunch

Category: On-the-Go  |  Ready in 8 minutes  |  Serves 1 adult or 2 kids  |  Naturally gluten-free

What You Need

• 2 Zavor & Co gluten-free arepas
• 6 slices cured chorizo
• 1 oz manchego, sliced
• 2 piquillo peppers, sliced
• 1 tsp olive oil

How to Make It

1. Warm the arepas in the toaster on high, 2-3 cycles.
2. Layer the chorizo, manchego and piquillo peppers on one arepa.
3. Drizzle with olive oil.
4. Close and press in a dry pan until the manchego softens, 3 minutes.
5. Wrap in paper; press well and it stays put.

About This Recipe

Piquillo peppers — small, sweet, wood-roasted red peppers from Navarre — are a Spanish pantry treasure. With cured chorizo and manchego, pressed warm, it's a tapas plate you can pocket.

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