Roasted Red Pepper & Almond Romesco
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Romesco is one of those dips that tastes bigger than the shopping list suggests. Roasted peppers bring sweetness, almonds give body, and a little smoked paprika turns the whole bowl deep and savoury. Keep it coarse rather than perfectly smooth so it feels more rustic and spoonable.
Ingredients
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Choose a product for whole almonds - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for smoked paprika - we add the cheapest by default.
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Choose a product for chopped tomatoes - we add the cheapest by default.
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Local shop300g roasted red peppers, drained
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Local shop1 clove garlic
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Local shop1 tbsp red wine vinegar
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Local shopto taste salt and black pepper
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Method
Serves 6 · about 20 minutes from start to finish.
Toast the almonds in a dry frying pan for 3-4 minutes until golden in patches, then cool slightly.
Warm 1 tbsp of the olive oil in a small pan, add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds without colouring it.
Stir in the chopped tomatoes and smoked paprika and cook for 5-6 minutes until thickened and reduced.
Tip the tomato mixture into a food processor with the roasted peppers, toasted almonds, red wine vinegar and the remaining olive oil.
Pulse until you have a textured dip with no large chunks, then season with salt and black pepper.
Spoon into a bowl and let it sit for 10 minutes before serving so the flavours settle.
Nutrition
Estimated per serving
Cook's tip
This is even better the next day, when the almonds have had time to soften slightly into the peppery sauce.
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