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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
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Spanish
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 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

Instructions
 

  • 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.