Magic Spanish Romesco Sauce / Dip

Name: Magic Spanish Romesco Sauce / Dip
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2 red capsicum / bell peppers ((Note 1)); 1 tomato; 5 g arlic cloves; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 slices white sandwich bread (, crusts removed (Note 2)); 1/2 cup natural almonds ((Note 3)); 1 tbsp sherry vinegar ((or red or white wine vinegar)); 1 tbsp smoked paprika; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper ((optional)); 1 tsp salt

45 million Spaniards can't be wrong! There is a reason why this is the national sauce of Spain - it's incredibly versatile and delicious! Use it as a sauce, dip, spread and as pesto - or even as a marinade! Romesco sauce is smoky and creamy, but so much healthier than normal dips. It's like pesto -

⏱ 35 min 🔨 Prep 5min 🔥 Cook 30min 📊 Medium 🍽 2 servings ⭐ 4.9 (13) 👁 9

Instructions

Preheat barbecue grill OR gas stove on high and chargrill capsicum using until black and blistered all over. (Note 4)
Place in a bowl and cover for at least 20 minutes. The capsicum will cool down and sweat, allowing the skin to slide off easily. Peel and discard the skin, and the seeds, place in blender.
Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Place tomato and garlic on foil, drizzle with 2 tsp oil, and wrap.
Place foil packet on a tray, add bread and almonds onto the tray. Bake for 5 minutes until bread is golden, remove almonds and bread. Tear bread into pieces, place in blender with almonds.
Bake garlic and tomato for a further 25 minutes or until tomato is tender. Open foil, allow to cool until you can handle it. Peel tomato, add to blender. Squeeze garlic from skins, place in blender.
Add remaining ingredients, whizz until smooth. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
Store in the fridge for up to 1 week. Refer to Notes for ideas for how to use!

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💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$801.00

Per Serving
$401.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$1602.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (100% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
red capsicum / bell peppers	2	$175.00
tomato	1	$53.00
arlic cloves	5 g	$7.00
extra virgin olive oil	3 tbsp	$103.00
white sandwich bread	2 slices	$62.00
natural almonds	0.5 cup	$244.00
sherry vinegar	1 tbsp	$5.00
smoked paprika	1 tbsp	$147.00
cayenne pepper	0.25 tsp	$4.00
salt	1 tsp	$1.00