Romesco Sauce
A smoky Catalan red pepper and almond sauce for grilled veg, fish and meat, where Basic blitzes jarred peppers with almonds, Better roasts fresh peppers and toasts the nuts, and Ultimate uses dried ñora chillies, charred tomatoes and fried bread.
Vegetarian
Vegan
Gluten-free
Dairy-free
Budget version
A fast blender sauce using jarred roasted peppers and ground almonds.
Per serving£0.68
Total cost£2.70
Time8 min
Ingredients for 4
- 250 g roasted red peppers from a jar , drained
- 50 g ground almonds
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 80 ml olive oil
- salt , to taste
The three ways, side by side
Budget
A fast blender sauce using jarred roasted peppers and ground almonds.
Better
Fresh peppers roasted until blistered, with whole almonds toasted for nuttiness.
Ultimate
The authentic version with rehydrated ñora chillies, charred tomatoes and fried bread for body.