Romesco Sauce

13 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 slice country-style white bread
  • Olive oil for frying
  • 1/4 cup almonds, roasted
  • 1/4 cup hazelnuts, roasted and peeled
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons ground red chile or red pepper flakes to taste
  • 4 Roma tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon parsley leaves
  • Salt and freshly milled pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1 red bell pepper, roasted
  • 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, preferably Spanish

Directions

  1. 1
    Fry the bread in a little olive oil until golden and crisp.
  2. 2
    When cool, grind the bread, nuts, garlic, and chile in a food processor.
  3. 3
    Add everything but the vinegar and oil and process until smooth.
  4. 4
    With the machine running, gradually pour in the vinegar, then the oil.
  5. 5
    Taste and make sure the sauce has plenty of piquancy and enough salt.

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