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Easy Homemade Romesco Sauce

By Victoria · On: Mar 04, 22 · Last Modified: Mar 04, 22

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Romesco sauce is full of flavor nutty sauce that gives a Spanish flair to everything it touches. A simplified romesco sauce that you can easily replicate in the US. All you will need are roasted bell peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, almonds, garlic, paprika, and vinegar. Serve it with any type of meat or fish.

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Romesco Sauce with almonds and black pepper on background.

A simple 5-minute sauce that has as a base sun-dried tomatoes, roasted red peppers, nuts, and a few seasonings that you can adjust to your taste.

You will love making the Romesco sauce because it goes well with almost anything, and you can control the level of spiciness and the thickness of the sauce. You can keep it thick and chunky or blend it a little bit more to make it thin and smooth. As the quantity of the ingredients is flexible, you can adjust the taste exactly to your needs.

In This Post: show
1 📖 What is Romesco Sauce?
2 🔖 What You Will Find in This Post?
3 👩‍🍳How to Make Romesco Sauce
4 🥰 Why You Will Love This Recipe?
5 🥘 Ingredients and Substitutes
6 🍽️ Serving Suggestions
7 👩‍🍳 Step-by-step Directions
8 🏆 Expert Tips. What to Pay Attention On?
9 ♻️ Make Ahead, and Storage Instructions.
10 📋 Recipe Card:

📖 What is Romesco Sauce?

Romesco sauce is a traditional nutty Spanish Sauce that has its origin in the Catalan Region. It is used as a sauce, as a dip, or to spread on a slice of bread or flatbread.! You name it! Also, you will find a lot of variations, and most probably none of them will be the same. You will find the base ingredients plus a few small notes that will make every recipe special.

Today I wanted to share with you a simple recipe that differs a little bit from the original recipe. I did that to make it easier for you to replicate the recipe in the US.

In the original romesco sauce recipe are used roasted tomatoes and bitxo peppers or nyora peppers. Also, traditionally, the romesco sauce was made using a mortar and pestle but if you want to save some time (especially if you’re making a bigger amount of sauce) use an electric food chopper.

It is served usually with chicken or steak but you can also serve it near a piece of fish or some roasted vegetables.

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🔖 What You Will Find in This Post?

  • Expert tips. How to make it better.
  • Ingredient susbtistutes to be easier for you to make it in the US.
  • Serving Suggestions.
  • Step-by-step instructions.
  • Storage Instructions.
Plate with romesco sauce with garlic, black peppers, pistachio and almonds.

👩‍🍳How to Make Romesco Sauce

  1. Put all the ingredients that you decided to use in food processor.
  2. Mix all the ingredients well until the desired texture.
  3. Adjust the salt to your taste.
  4. Serve next to your favorite dish.

🥰 Why You Will Love This Recipe?

  • It is an easy sauce recipe that you can make in just a few minutes.
  • This sauce is perfect to be served with vegetables so it could be a solution for those who do not really like vegetables but want to introduce them in larger quantities in the daily menu.

🥘 Ingredients and Substitutes

Top view of roasted peppers, garlic, almonds, paprika and salt.
  • Roasted Red Pepppers. I used freshly baked red peppers, but of course you can use also the canned baked peppers.
  • Raw Almonds. I used raw and unblanched almonds. You can replace them with fried almonds or with blanched almonds it all depends on your preferences.
  • Sun-dried Tomatoes. I used dried tomatoes preserved in oil. If you don’t have them under your hands, you can replace them with regular dried tomatoes.
  • Fresh Garlic. I used fresh garlic because I prefer its taste. If it bothers you, you can replace it with garlic powder or to omit it alltogether.
  • Vinegar. I used apple cider vinegar, but you can replace it with any type of white vinegar you prefer, such as wine or rice vinegar.
  • Paprika. The paprika accentuates the taste of the baked pepper very well. If you prefer a smoky accent, pick smoked paprika instead. For a more spicy taste, add some chili pepper flakes.
  • Olive Oil. The olive oil have a special place in this recipe because it is verry accentuated in the final result. Because of that, I recommend you to pay attention to this ingredient. Pick one that you like the most.
  • Salt.

🍽️ Serving Suggestions

The romesco sauce is delicious to be served next to some fresh or cooked vegetables. It also fits perfectly near a piece of fish. If you’re looking for some serving inspiration that you can’t go wrong with, here are some recipes that I suggest you serve with this sauce:

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👩‍🍳 Step-by-step Directions

Put all the ingredients in the food processor.

Mixing almonds with roasted bell peppers, paprika and garlic.

Mix well until the sauce becomes smooth.

Mixing Romesco sauce in a mixer.

Now it is time to taste and adjust the salt to your taste. Serve as a dipping sauce near your favorite dish.

White plate with romesco sauce with almonds and black pepper on a wooden table.

🏆 Expert Tips. What to Pay Attention On?

  • In order to achieve a deep, rich, smoky flavor pick the best high quality ingredients that you can find.
  • Use a blender that have enough power because the almonds are quite strong, or use the mortar and pestle if you prefer to crush them manually.
  • Use red peppers because they have a sweeter taste and you will get a better color in the end.
  • Pick the olive oil that you like the most because the final result depends a lot on it.
  • Wash well the almonds well. For the best results, soak the almonds in water for at least 2-3 hours before you will start doing this sauce. By doing that, the almonds will be easier to digest and you will remove the phytic acid from them that prevents the absorption of some minerals.

♻️ Make Ahead, and Storage Instructions.

How Long Do the Sauce Last in the Fridge?

You can keep it in the fridge for up to 4 days in an air-tight container.

Can You Freeze the Romesco Sauce?

You can divide the romesco sauce into smaller portions and keep it into sealed jars in the fridge for up to 6 months.

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Easy Homemade Romesco Sauce

Victoria
An easy and delicious Spanish Romesco sauce. All you will need to do is to blend a few ingredients like is roasted bell peppers, almonds, garlic, paprika, tomatoes and oil.
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Prep Time 5 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Course Quick Recipes, Sauces
Cuisine Spanish
Servings 4 people
Calories 206 kcal

Equipment

Food Chopper
Mortar and Pestle

Ingredients
  

  • 4 ½ oz Roasted Red Pepppers
  • ⅓ cup Raw Almonds
  • ⅛ cup Sun-dried Tomatoes
  • 1 Clove Garlic
  • ½ tablespoon Vinegar
  • ½ teaspoon Chipotle
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ cup Olive Oil

Instructions

  • Put all the ingredients in the blender or food processor.
  • Mix all the ingredients well until the sauce becomes smooth.
  • Adjust the salt to your taste.
  • Serve next to your favorite dish.

Nutrition Estimates

Sodium: 592mgCalcium: 50mgVitamin C: 16mgVitamin A: 196IUSugar: 2gFiber: 2gPotassium: 252mgCalories: 206kcalTrans Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 2gFat: 20gProtein: 3gCarbohydrates: 6gIron: 1mg
Keyword appetizers, easy recipe, quick, sauces
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