Easy Homemade Romesco Sauce

Post was Updated on March 4, 2022

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.

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.

📖 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.

🔖 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.

👩‍🍳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

• 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:

• Delicious Asparagus in Air Fryer(From Frozen)
• Smashed Baby Potatoes in Air Fryer
• Healthy Keto Air Fryer Eggplant Bites
• Air Fryer Cauliflower Steak With Panko and Cheese

👩‍🍳 Step-by-step Directions

Put all the ingredients in the food processor.

Mix well until the sauce becomes smooth.

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

🏆 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.

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