Meet my new BFF: Romesco

Yes, yes, it's been a while since I've posted but we all knew that a lull would happen sometime...it's just the nature of the blogging game!

Anywho, over the last 6 weeks, we've packed up one house, moved into an apartment, walked away from one house under contract, searched like crazy for another house and about 4 weeks after our 2nd search started, we found an amazing home! All to say, it's been a little hectic but I've still been thinking of things to post if not writing them ☺️

Two nights ago, the non-posting spell was broken by my new BFF (best food friend), Romesco! Wowowowowow. What is Romesco you ask (I didn't know either)...It is to Spain what pesto is to Italy...and it is traditionally made with red peppers. The specific recipe I had selected for one of our weeknight dinners called for making Romesco but out of carrots! Interesting...I'm in!

The Romesco was a robust, mouthwatering sauce that packed a slight spicy punch, that would taste good on anything! When paired with pan-roasted then oven-roasted pork tenderloin WOW, it was a delight in our mouths. It had just the right balance of smooth but textured, flavor with some heat and what a gorgeous color. 

It is quite simple to put together:

1) toss carrots in olive oil & bake until they become tender @20-30 minutes

2) in a food processor, mix garlic, police oil & toasted pine nuts (I used pecans! Because we didn't have pinenuts) until it forms a paste

3) once carrots are cooked, add to food processor along with some red pepper flakes & start to blend; add olive oil & water until it reaches a consistency you like 

4) here is where I deviated from the recipe & I'm glad that I did :) adding water and olive oil wasn't cutting it for me, so I got out my severer incredibly: olive juice & added @ 5 teaspoons plus I added 5 whole olives for good measures. Nom. Nom. Nom. 

I'm thinking it would pair incredibly well blended with a white sauce for pasta. Or even, you could mix it with plain Greek yogurt to get a veggie dipping sauce. Mmmmmmm I'm already dreaming about the next meal featuring my new BFF. 

Here is the original recipe from Epicurious: Roast Pork Tenderloin with Carrot Romesco

Photo of our Dinner with Romesco