Romesco Sauce

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cinco de Mayo Recipes. (Romesco Sauce). A wonderful versatile Latin sauce originating in Spain with amazing flavors. It can be served with grilled chicken, fish and seafood, as a sauce for pasta, or alone as a dip. Once you try this, you will be hooked! Try using hazelnuts instead of the almonds. Can be stored in the refrigerator for 1 week. Tastes are enhanced if allowed to sit for a few hours.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 45 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 2 1/2 cups

Romesco Sauce

Ingredients

6 roma (plum) tomatoes

halved

1 large red bell pepper

quartered

12 cloves garlic

⅔ cup olive oil

kosher salt to taste

1 slice bread

½ cup toasted whole almonds

½ cup red wine vinegar

½ teaspoon Spanish paprika

1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes

or to taste

Creamy Coconut Margarita

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.

Step 2

Place the tomatoes bell pepper and garlic cloves onto the prepared baking sheet. Brush the vegetables with some of the olive oil then sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake in the preheated oven until the garlic has turned golden brown 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes. While the vegetables are cooling bake the bread slice on one of the oven racks until golden brown. Remove and allow to cool.

Step 3

Scrape the vegetables and any juices from the pan into a food processor or blender. Break the bread into pieces and add to the food processor along with the toasted almonds vinegar paprika and red pepper flakes. Puree until finely ground then drizzle in the remaining olive oil with the machine running. Season to taste with additional salt if necessary.

Nutritional Information

Romesco Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 196.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.4g 5%

Carbohydrates: 7.3g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 1.8g 7%

Sugars: 2.1g

Fat: 18.3g 28%

Saturated Fat: 2.3g 12%

Vitamin A Iu: 926.1IU 19%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.2mg 9%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 26.9mg 45%

Folate: 18.3mcg 5%

Calcium: 33.3mg 3%

Iron: 0.7mg 4%

Magnesium: 27.4mg 10%

Potassium: 209.1mg 6%

Sodium: 60.6mg 2%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 6%

Calories From Fat: 164.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.