Fool's Romesco Sauce

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil, plus more
• olive oil (for frying)
• 2 slices sourdough bread
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped roughly
• 1/2 cup almonds, toasted
• 2 large dried ancho chiles, soaked 6-8 hrs, seeded and roughly chopped
• 1 cup canned plum tomatoes, liquid reserved
• 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes or 1/2 cup dried tomatoe
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika (pimenton)
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 heat half an inch of olive oil in sauté pan and fry bread, browning both sides.
• 2 in a food processor, grind garlic, almonds and bread. process until fine.
• 3 add the anchos, tomatoes and pimenton. puree until smooth.
• 4 add vinegar and lemon juice and puree. while blending, drizzle in the olive oil.
• 5 if texture isn’t loose enough, add some of the reserved tomato juice, or additional lemon juice. season with salt.
• 6 eat with grilled vegetables such as green onions, asparagus or leeks, and grilled fish or chicken.