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Romesco sauce

Great as an accompaniment with a main meal but also fab with pasta or bread. By the way, it tastes much (much) better than it looks in this picture!

Method 

Roast the peppers and tomatoes at 200C for 30 mins.

Whizz the veg with the chilli, garlic and other ingredients in a food processor, then season to taste.

romesco sauce
Ingredients 

2 chillies

300g ripe tomatoes

2 red peppers

100ml olive oil

2 cloves of garlic

50g hazelnuts, toasted

1 tbs red wine vinegar

½ tsp sweet smoked paprika

 

Recipe type: 
Plant based
Ingredients terms: 
Pepper
Tomatoes
Chilli

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