Extra-Garlicky Romesco

Name: Extra-Garlicky Romesco
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 1 c.
Ingredients: 1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil; 10 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 tbsp. tomato paste; 3/4 tsp. kosher salt; 3/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakees; 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika; 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 c. canned crushed tomatoes; 1/2 slice toasted sourdough bread, roughly chopped; 3/4 c. chopped fire-roasted red bell pepper; 1 tsp. honey; 1 tsp. lemon juice; 1/4 c. toasted almonds; 1/4 c. toasted hazelnuts

By June XiePublished: Jun 10, 2021

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Yields:

1 c.

Prep Time:

1 hr 15 mins

Total Time:

1 hr 25 mins

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Nutty, sweet, and vaguely smoky, romesco is a textured sauce that can be spread on toast, folded into pasta, or mixed into roasted veggies. To be clear, this recipe isn't very authentic to the original Catalonian version, which uses a special kind of peppers called nyora. If you, like I, can't find nyora peppers, roasted red bell peppers will do just fine as an approximate next-best-thing.

Don’t skimp on the garlic—that’s flavor, baby! To kick it into high flavor gears, use a head of roasted garlic and fire-roast your own red bell pepper for a sweeter, richer condiment.

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Ingredients

1/4 cup
extra-virgin olive oil
10
cloves garlic, crushed
1 Tbsp.
tomato paste
3/4 tsp.
kosher salt
3/4 tsp.
crushed red pepper flakees
1/2 tsp.
smoked paprika
1/2 tsp.
freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup
canned crushed tomatoes
1/2
slice toasted sourdough bread, roughly chopped
3/4 cup
chopped fire-roasted red bell pepper
1 tsp.
honey
1 tsp.
lemon juice
1/4 cup
toasted almonds
1/4 cup
toasted hazelnuts

Directions

1. Step 1In a small pot over low heat, heat oil. Add garlic and tomato paste, and cook, stirring frequently, until caramelized and golden, 5 minutes. Stir in salt, red pepper flakes, paprika, pepper, and crushed tomatoes and stir until warmed through. Remove from heat, then stir in bread, bell pepper, honey, and lemon juice.
2. Step 2To the bowl of a food processor, add nuts and pulse until finely ground. Add cooled tomato mixture and blend until mostly smooth.