5 Minute Romesco Sauce Recipe

Name: 5 Minute Romesco Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 7 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: one 12-ounce jar roasted red peppers, drained; 4 small plum tomatoes; 1 cup raw almonds; 1/4 cup fresh flat leaf parsley; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 teaspoon salt (more to taste); 2 cloves garlic; juice of half a lemon

Romesco Sauce! Ready in 5 minutes and perfect for serving with grilled chicken, vegetables, crispy potatoes, eggs, and more. Made with roasted red peppers, plum tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, salt, parsley.

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Romesco Sauce! Roasted red peppers, plum tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, parsley, salt, and a squeeze of lemon juice? Put this on everything = food goals achieved.

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So good. Not just for summer. Took this with roasted baby potatoes to a party, and everyone loved it. And we appreciate that it’s naturally (or accidentally) vegan.

Gail

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Here’s the deal. This beautiful thing I’m showing you is called Romesco Sauce and it is in the business of saving the Summer Meal.

You know, the Summer Meal for the day when you’ve been outside all day or a lot of the day or, to be honest, none of the day (!!!!) which means that now it’s 6pm and you need to get outside ASAP because SUMMER IS AMAZING. It’s the day when the best possible meal would be one that could involve as little time as possible indoors.

In This Post: Everything You Need To Know About Romesco Sauce

Watch How to Make Romesco Sauce
Ingredients in Romesco Sauce
How to Make Romesco Happen
What to Serve with Romesco Sauce
Romesco Sauce: Frequently Asked Questions

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Ingredients In Romesco Sauce

Roasted red bell peppers – you can make your own and we’ll all be proud of you! But it’s summer and the whole point here is to NOT spend a ton of time in the kitchen so the rest of us will be over here with our jarred roasted red peppers and we’ll be proud of ourselves, too.
Plum tomatoes – canned is fine but HECK YES it’s summer and HECK YES there are tomatoes growing in your garden and HECK YES you can use them here. Bonus! Take your sauce to the next level and roast your tomatoes.
Almonds – they make it more textured and thick and generally just satisfying and interesting, which is just how I like my food.
Olive oil – we’re talking creamy-like emulsion here. DREAM COMING TRUE.
Lemon juice, garlic, parsley, and salt – the makers of good tasting food.

How To Make Romesco Happen

Let’s get this happening up in your life right now. Big flavors ahead!

Do you have a blender? And do you have a small spatula to preserve every last lick? Awesome – then we are set. Let’s blend!

Plop these items in your blender or food processor. Give them a go-round a few times till everything gets nice and friendly with each other. ANNNNND GO.

And just like that, you made the ultimate sauce with which you can create hundreds of summer meals. YOU ROCK!

What To Serve with Romesco Sauce

Do we even need to talk about what this sauce could be paired with or is your mind already spinning with ideas? (Leave a comment I’m greedy for your ideas 👇 )

Most recently, I had this Romesco Sauce over chicken mozzarella meatballs (but for real) and crispy potatoes which basically makes the BEST combo for meal prep. In case you’re wondering, I made broccoli to go with it which conveniently got charred to a crisp and wasn’t able to join the party. Some things are just not meant to be, amiright?

Romesco sauce plus grilled chicken slash grilled ANYTHING with a shmear of this over top sounds amazing. Maybe even just this dip by itself? We’re here for it!

A lil’ romesco drizzle on top of cauliflower? Yep. Tossed with some pasta? Uh-huh. Over a poached egg?? BIG YES!

This is the lifesaver of the Summer Meal and I think you’re going to love it because around here we are lovers of all the sauces. Cheers to you and your Romesco Sauce adventures. Go forth and be saucy!

Romesco Sauce: Frequently Asked Questions

Can I make this without nuts?

Yes, you could sub in sunflower or pumpkin seeds/pepitas. Some classic romesco sauces actually use a piece of crusty bread to thicken the sauce as well, so that’s an option as well if you’re not gluten-free!

Can I roast my own peppers instead of using jarred?

Look at you, fancy! Yes, you can. A jar of roasted red peppers *should* be about two peppers, but feel free to weigh out 12 ounces after roasting.

Can I used canned plum tomatoes instead of fresh?

Yep! Highly recommend those summer-fresh tomatoes though.

How long will this keep in the fridge?

This will keep for 3-4 days in the fridge.

Can this sauce be frozen?

Yes! If frozen, it will keep for about 6 months.