Spanish Romesco Sauce
 
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Serves: 2 and ½ cups sauce
Ingredients
Spanish Romesco Sauce
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup roasted almonds
  • 1-ounce jar of roasted red peppers, drained
  • 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes, drained
  • 2 tablespoons sherry/red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
Vegetable Pita Pizza (serves 2-4)
  • 1 cup romesco sauce
  • 4 pita breads
  • 1 sliced yellow pepper
  • 1 vine-ripened tomato
  • 2 oz sliced mozzarella
  • Green or kalamata olives
Instructions
Spanish Romesco Sauce
  1. Begin by draining the roasted red pepper and diced tomatoes.
  2. In a food processor, begin by processing the garlic cloves until minced. Add in the whole almonds and chop them up until they are in small pieces. Add the rest of the sauce ingredients (roasted red peppers, tomato, vinegar, olive oil, and paprika) and process until smooth.
Vegetable Pita Pizza
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Spread the sauce out onto your pitas and top with sliced mozzarella, sliced veggies and tomato, and olives.
  3. Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and the pita pizza is warmed throughout.
  4. Let the pita pizzas cool on a rack for a couple minutes before cutting.
Recipe by Uproot Kitchen at https://uprootkitchen.com/2014/01/21/spanish-romesco-pita-pizza/