Romesco pasta
A sweet, smoky, nutty sauce made from bell peppers and almonds. A perfect glossy pasta sauce ideal for a weeknight dinner.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Spanish
- 400 g Pasta
- 2 Red bell peppers
- 2 Large Tomatos
- 1 Slice Bread
- 100 g Blanched Almonds
- 4 Garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp Smoked Paprika
- 1.5 tbsp Red wine vinegar
- 1.5 tbsp Extra virgin Olive oil
Preheat the oven to 250C/480F.
Remove the seed from the bell peppers and cut them in half. Also cut the tomatoes in half.
Add the peppers and tomatoes to a baking dish and drizzle with oil.
Bake these in the oven for 25 minutes.
Meanwhile rip the bread up and add to a dry frying pan with the almonds, toast until the almonds get some colour.
Once the peppers and tomatoes are cooked add everything into a blender and blend until smooth.
Cook pasta to packet instructions and reserve the pasta water.
To a large pan add the sauce and pasta and stir well.
Lastly add pasta water little by little consistently stirring until your desired pasta sauce consistency is reached.