Spanish Romesco Sauce
- 3 mild red chilies
- 1 red bell pepper
- 2 tomatoes
- 6 garlic cloves
- olive oil
- 14 cup hazelnuts
- 2 slices French bread, 1 inch thick
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- lemon juice
- Preheat the oven to 425.
- Cut the tomatoes and bell pepper in half.
- Scoop out the seeds from the tomatoes and the bell peppers.
- Leave the garlic unpeeled.
- Line a baking pan with foil.
- Place the tomatoes and bell pepper halves face-up on the pan.
- Into each half-tomato and half-pepper place one garlic clove, then drizzle with olive oil.
- The garlic cloves must be completely coated or they will burn.
- Roast these for about 30 minutes.
- While this is roasting, chop the red chillies and place into a food processor (including the seeds).
- Heat a heavy skillet with some olive oil and toast the hazelnuts.
- Be careful they do not burn!
- Place them into the food processor.
- Using the same skillet, toast the bread on both sides and place into the food processor.
- When roasting is complete, peel the garlic and place the peeled garlic into the food processor.
- Remove the charred peel from the bell pepper and tomatoes and place the peeled bell pepper and tomatoes into the food processor.
- Add the red wine vinegar.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Process to a paste.
- If it is too thick, add either lemon juice or olive oil in small amounts until desired texture is reached.
- Serve with grilled veggies and/or toasted french bread.
red chilies, red bell pepper, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, hazelnuts, bread, red wine vinegar, lemon juice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spanish-romesco-sauce-480517 (may not work)