Recipe
Catalan Pepper Sauce - (Romesco)
Posted by : unknown
Preparation time : 30 Min
Cooking time : 0 Min
Level of difficulty : Low
Ingredients
4 servings
- 2 tbsp sweet smoked paprika
- 3 tomatoes
- 1 head of garlic
- 1 dozen almonds, blanched and peeled
- 2 dozen hazelnuts, skinned
- 1 sprig of mint, chopped
- 1 slice of bread, toasted
- 1 tbsp parsley
- 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vinegar
Preparation
- Remove seeds from chili pepper and grind into a powder.
- Roast the tomatoes and garlic in a hot oven for 15 minutes. Skin the tomatoes, cut them in half, and remove the seeds.Skin the garlic cloves.
- Put the tomatoes in a food processor with the garlic, piment, almonds, hazelnuts, mint, bread, parsley, and part of the olive oil. Process until you has a smooth puree.
- Beat in the remaining oil, vinegar and pepper.
- Serve the sauce with grilled meats and vegetables.
