Name: Romesco sauce
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 large tomato, roughly chopped; 1 long red chilli, deseeded and sliced; 2 tablespoon slithered blanched almonds, roasted; 2 tablespoon hazelnuts, roasted; 1 slice stale white bread; olive oil for cooking; 60 gram or 1 whole charrilled capsicum; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil

4 garlic cloves, minced

1 large tomato, roughly chopped

1 long red chilli, deseeded and sliced

2 tablespoon slithered blanched almonds, roasted

2 tablespoon hazelnuts, roasted

1 slice stale white bread

olive oil for cooking

60 gram or 1 whole charrilled capsicum

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar

Method

1.Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Heat the oil in a large fry-pan on a low heat.

2.Add the next 3 ingredients and cook slowly until the tomato has almost melted and reduced – allow 4-5 minutes.

3.Toast or refresh the nuts on a tray in the oven for 5 minutes. Keep an eye on them – you don’t want them to burn.

4.Place the bread in a pan and cook in oil until golden. Reserve and drain the bread on paper towels.

5.Place the nuts and bread (broken up roughly) into a food processor and blend for a few minutes. Add the tomato mix.

6.Add capsicum with olive oil and vinegar. You may need to add salt and extra water if mix is too thick.

7.Store this sauce in the fridge and allow it to come to room temperature before serving. We served it with squid – our product of the week – and three cups of cooked prawns.

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