Easy Romesco Sauce

Easy Romesco Sauce

Slightly sweet, slightly zesty, with delicious smoky roasted nutty undertones, this Easy Romesco Sauce recipe goes great on grain bowls, for dipping or mezze platters, as a sandwich spread, dolloped on salads or pasta. You'll taste the sweetness of the roasted red peppers right away, the brightness from the red wine vinegar and smoky undertones from smoked paprika. Toasted almonds give it texture, which you can make as smooth as you want, or leave it a little more toothsome, which is how I like it.

Easy Romesco Sauce in a grain bowl

I always say "it's all about the sauce" and this Easy Romesco Sauce is one of the easiest, most satisfying sauces in my rotation. Romesco is a roasted red pepper sauce originating in Spain. If you love red peppers, you might also check out my Muhammara sauce, which is very similar, but flavored with Middle Eastern flavors such as pomegranate and cumin with a touch of heat. This Easy Romesco Sauce is a sweeter, milder, and highly versatile sauce.

Jarred roasted red peppers

Processed sauce in food processor

I use jarred roasted red peppers to make it super quick and easy. Smoked paprika and red wine vinegar add depth of flavor, and toasted almonds give it texture. It comes together quickly in a food processor and will keep for a week refrigerated.

Easy Romesco Sauce

I'm always surprised that manufactured, packaged sauces and dressings are so commonly used, when they are filled with gums and thickeners, preservatives, and usually added sweeteners and excess sodium. Making a healthy home-made sauce takes no time, and your body will thank you! You'll get tons of vitamin C from the red peppers and healthy fats, vitamin E, and fiber from the almonds in this Easy Romesco Sauce. You also get the opportunity to add your own high-quality extra virgin olive oil as opposed to cheaper filler oils used in manufacturing.

The alarming rise in obesity is due to a number of factors, but the one often under looked is malnutrition. Whole foods, especially organic and in-season plants, contain all the nutrients our bodies need. If we consume foods with fillers, gums, preservatives and other highly processed ingredients, the percent of nutrients goes down to make room for these empty calories. The gunk goes in, but our bodies crave more -- more nutrients! Making sauces using whole foods is one great way to add nutrients, vary the number of plants feeding our microbiomes, and eliminate the cravings for those highly processed 'food-like sauces.'

Grain Bowl with Easy Romesco Sauce

This grain bowl includes brown rice, fresh arugula, grilled zucchini and summer squash, julienned carrots and cucumbers, sliced radishes, and my Orange Ginger Baked Tofu, topped with microgreens and Easy Romesco Sauce. It's a field day for the gut's microbiome and immune system, not to mention absolutely DELICIOUS!

Easy Romesco Sauce is low-FODMAP in a small serving size. Roasted red peppers are low in fructose up to 1/3 cup. Almonds are low in GOS to 18 nuts. The finished sauce should be low-FODMAP up to 1/4 cup. It is also vegan and gluten-free.

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