Romesco Sauce (and all the ways you can use it)

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats and are often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers a similar flavor profile with health benefits.

red wine vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is often more accessible and has a milder taste.

paprika

🥗Healthier: smoked paprika

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Cayenne pepper adds heat without the cost of specialty paprika.

Chop a French bread roll in half and then into cubes.

Set the chopped bread aside.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over low to medium heat.

Add garlic cloves to the oil and brown them on all sides, then set aside.

Add the bread cubes to the same oil and fry until brown and crunchy.

Use jarred roasted red peppers, removing them from the water and placing them in a bowl, ripping them up a bit as you do.

Add the roasted garlic to the mini food processor.

Add the Marcona almonds to the food processor.

Add the fried bread cubes and some of the oil from frying to the food processor.

Blend the mixture until smooth, checking the salt level after blending.

Add salt to taste and then add red wine vinegar, which is a critical ingredient.

Blend again until fully combined and smooth.

Transfer the romesco sauce to a glass container and drizzle a little olive oil on top before refrigerating.

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