Romesco Sauce

Romesco doubles as a dip for veggies and a sauce for meats and poultry. Smoked paprika is a must for this recipe.

Romesco Sauce
Author: Renee Shelton
Ingredients
  • 1 cup cubed baguette 1 inch cubes, rounded cup
  • 1/3 cup sliced blanched almonds
  • 4 garlic cloves chopped
  • Canola oil for toasting nuts
  • 1 pound Roma tomatoes concasse
  • 1 Anaheim chile roasted, skinned and seeded
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika no substitutions for plain
  • 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
  1. Add a couple of tablespoons of canola to a large, hot frying pan, and add in the almonds. Toss around until browned. Add in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
  2. Add the toasted almonds and garlic, along with any oil still left in the pan, to the bowl of a food processor. Add in the rest of the ingredients, beginning with 3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar. Blend until desired consistency, adding in additional red wine vinegar if needed if the mixture is too thick.
  3. Serve.