Are you ready to completely change your sauce game?!
As in, use this sauce on anything and everything for the rest of all time because it’s loaded with flavor, super easy and quick to make, and takes dishes from blah to holy cannoli what is that?!
I love me some sauce, and there’s nothing like a sauce that’s incredibly versatile.
Easy Romesco Sauce is the ultimate versatile sauce. In my book anyway. It could be that I’m just addicted to ALL of the flavors:
- Slightly smoky, sweet roasted red peppers
- Umami filled sun-dried tomatoes (you know what I’m talking about! SO GOOD)
- Garlic…the best. always needed
- Toasted almonds for texture
- Bright, fresh parsley
- Red wine vinegar for a little tang
- Cayenne for a slight kick
- Olive oil to smooth
- Salt, obviously
Hello. Hi. I mean, can you imagine it now? Is your mouth salivating? Ready to smear it all over your breakfast sandwiches, toast boards, weeknight pastas, fish packets, ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING FOR ALL TIME?
Sorry to shout but Easy Romesco Sauce has me shouting from the hills! The possibilities are so endless. In fact, two of those recipes I just mentioned right up there ??, those are comin’ your way super soon. And maybe more, because I legit need this sauce on anything I eat nowadays.
What about the EASY part? Throw all of the ingredients into your food processor (affiliate link) (or blender) and in no time your uber-flavorful Romesco Sauce is ready. The most difficult part of it all would be toasting the almonds.
Can I tell you a secret? I don’t always toast my almonds. Whew. I’m glad I got that off my chest. So you guys. You don’t always have to toast them either. I do prefer the slightly more earthy, nutty flavor that toasting brings out. But really, it’s not the end of the world if you don’t toast them. I know how it goes sometimes.
I love keeping a jar of Easy Romesco Sauce in my fridge so I can just grab a spoonful and throw it on toast with my eggs in the morning or eat with a little cheese and crackers. Seriously, so. many. uses. Can’t wait to keep sharing my favorites with you – and don’t forget to leave a comment and let me know YOUR favorite use of romesco sauce so I can try it!
PrintEasy Romesco Sauce
An easy, super flavorful sauce that’s excellent on sandwiches, with cheese and crackers, as a pasta sauce, on fish… endless possibilities!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1.5 cups 1x
- Category: Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almond slices
- 1 cup roasted red pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes
- 3 Tablespoons fresh parsley
- 1/2 Tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a small skillet, toast almond slices over low-medium heat for 2-3 minutes until fragrant and warmed.
- In a food processor (affiliate link), add almonds, roasted red pepper, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, parsley, red wine vinegar, and cayenne pepper. Begin to pulse until combined into a coarse crumb. While food processor (affiliate link) is blending, slowly add olive oil until completely combined.
- Add salt and pepper, adjusting to taste. If needed, add additional olive oil if you prefer a smoother sauce. Continue pulsing until desired consistency is reached (generally it’s slightly chunky; not completely smooth).
Notes
I usually use the sun-dried tomatoes that are packaged in oil, but feel free to use dried. You may just need to adjust the addition of olive oil depending on which you use.
Keywords: easy, quick, vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free
Ruby
Oooh how I love a good romesco sauce. It combines all of my favorite kinds of flavors together in one, and yours looks just perfect. Can’t wait to try this beautiful recipe!! xx
Becca
Totally agree, Ruby! I love the flavors!
Adam Raw
Romesco sauce is truly one of the great sauces of the world! And it’s vegan! Even better and bread is absolutely necessary for me when I make romesco. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe with us!
★★★★★
Brooke
CAn I heat this sauce up or should it be at room temp for serving
Becca
You can use it either way! It just depends on what you’re using it for and your preferences.
Erica
This recipe was so easy to make. It’s so flavorful too. I can’t wait to put this on everything.
Becca
EVERYTHING! 🙂 Glad you loved it, too!
Linzy
This was fab! It will totally be a staple in my house now. Thanks!
Becca
So happy to hear! Thanks so much for commenting!
Suzanne
This look so good! I didn’t realize it was so versatile!
Becca
Yes! I LOVE how versatile it is – so delicious with SO many things! 🙂
Vanessa
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
Becca
I’d say about a week in the fridge to be safe. You can freeze it, too!
Claudia Toscano
So good! My family loved it 😊
★★★★★
Becca
I’m SO glad to hear it! Thanks for commenting! 🙂
Kathy Crawford
This was delicious! This is definitely a recipe I I’ll be making often. It’s not only delicious but easy, has ingredients I usually have on hand Ave is very versatile.
★★★★★
Becca
Thank you so much, Kathy! I’m so glad you enjoyed it, and now can on everything! Love the versatility, too.
Colourful Culinary
Amazing combination of flavours! We had them in breakfast tortillas and they were fabulous!
★★★★★
Becca
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Those breakfast tortillas looked AMAZING on IG!
Cori
This sauce was delicious and SO easy. I don’t have access to a grill so I used jarred-just-about-everything and I am not mad at it. I’ve already eaten half the container. Will make this again!!!
★★★★★
Becca
I’m so glad to hear you loved it! Thanks for commenting, Cori!
Marion
I’ve been cooking this sauce 4 times since summer and saying i like it is an understatement. It is perfect as it is, although i ‘ve tried balsamic instead of red wine vinegar, harissa instead of cayenne. I will have a try at hazelnuts instead of almonds and i’m pretty sure it will be fantastic too. Thank you for this recipe which is one of my staples now <3
★★★★★
Becca
Marion – I am SO happy to hear you love it! Thank you so much for commenting, it’s so fun to hear about the changes you’ve tried too!