Description
Creamy Jamie Oliver romesco sauce blends roasted red peppers with smoky almonds and garlic. Mediterranean charm meets simple ingredients for an irresistible Spanish-inspired condiment you’ll crave on grilled meats, vegetables, and crusty bread.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 jar (16 oz / 454 g) ready-to-eat red peppers, drained
- ½ cup (75 g) raw or roasted almonds (without salt)
- ¼ cup (40 g) sun-dried tomatoes in oil, rinsed and drained
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and cut into four pieces
- ½ cup (120 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp fine sea salt, add more to taste
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Preparation: Gather all ingredients and transfer them to a blender or food processor, ensuring a secure lid.
- Blending: Pulse ingredients at low speed, gradually increasing to medium-high to create a harmonious blend, integrating olive oil while processing until achieving desired texture.
- Seasoning: Taste and fine-tune with salt, adjusting to personal preference for a perfectly balanced romesco sauce.
- Storage: Either serve immediately or preserve in a sealed glass container, refrigerating for later enjoyment, maintaining the sauce’s vibrant flavors and smooth consistency.
Notes
- Blend with Purpose: Start at low speed and gradually increase to prevent splattering and ensure even blending of ingredients.
- Oil Integration Technique: Slowly stream olive oil while blending to create a smooth, emulsified sauce with perfect texture.
- Taste and Adjust: Always sample the sauce after blending and season carefully, adding salt incrementally to avoid over-salting.
- Storage Wisdom: Store in an airtight glass container in the refrigerator, which helps preserve the sauce’s vibrant flavors for several days.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 240 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg