Roasted Romesco Sauce

• Two large beefsteak tomatoes, cored
• Two large red bell peppers
• 2 poblano peppers (you can use any chili which hits between 1000-2000 on the Scoville scale http://ushotstuff.com/Heat.Scale.htm , such as Rocotilla, Passila, Mulato or Ancho you just want a bit of heat)
• 1 head of garlic
• Olive Oil
• One one-inch thick slice of good white bread, cut in cubes
• 1/4 cup almonds, blanched (whole, halved or slivered all work)
• 1/4 cup hazelnuts, peeled
• 1/2 teaspoon Spanish smoked paprika
• 1/4 cup oil (I use a mixture of hazelnut and almond oil because I happened to have them, but olive oil works well too.)
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 2-4 tablespoons water (if needed to thin the sauce)
• Kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste

1. Set oven to 300 degrees. (I use the convection roast setting as it speeds things along.)
2. Cut the top off the garlic bulb. Brush it with oil, wrap in foil and roast until the garlic is soft.
3. Line a jelly roll pan with tin foil. Place the tomato halves cut side up, rub with olive oil. Roast until the tomatoes are roasted enough so that they slip out of their skins. That will take 30-40 minutes.rnEmploy your favorite method for roasting the peppers so they can be peeled. I hold them over a gas flame until charred, then place them in a bowl covered with plastic wrap for 30 minutes. (Or in a pinch I open a jar and grab two already peeled ones!)
4. In a dry skillet, lightly toast the almonds and the hazelnuts. Set aside to cool.
5. Pour one tablespoon of olive oil into skillet and put over medium high heat. When oil is hot add bread cubes and saute them until golden. Remove from pan and set aside to cool.
6. When the roasted vegetables are cool enough to handle, slip them all out of their skins and into a food processor. Add the cooled nuts, bread and paprika. Process until you have a smooth paste. Then pour in the oils, vinegar and sherry. Add water if the mixture is too thick. You want it thin enough to slide off a spoon.
7. Season with salt and pepper to your taste. Sauce will keep refrigerated for about a week.

beefsteak tomatoes, red bell peppers, peppers, garlic, olive oil, white bread, ubc, ubc, spanish smoked paprika, ubc, red wine vinegar, sherry, water, kosher salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/6397-roasted-romesco-sauce (may not work)