Romesco

Name: Romesco
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1¾ cups (400 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 6 oz drained roasted red peppers (170 g) Roasted Red Pe; 2 small plum tomatoes (4 oz each) Tomato; ½ cup almonds (120 ml) Almonds; 2 Tbsp parsley (30 ml) Parsley; 2 Tbsp olive oil (30 ml) Olive Oil; 2 tsp lemon juice (10 ml) Lemon Juice; ½ tsp kosher salt (2.5 ml) Salt; 1 small garlic clove smashed Garlic

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Jeremy Ford recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Jeremy Ford.

CONDIMENT · SANDWICHES, GRILLED VEGETABLES & FISH

In the published recipe, this is the condiment for Cuban sandwich.

Ford's romesco sauce for a Cuban sandwich.

On the jar

ROMESCO

Method: blend
Yield: about 1¾ cups
Ingredients: 8

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Almonds 120 mlParsley 30 mlOlive Oil 30 mlLemon Juice 10 mlSalt 3 ml

Ingredients

Roasted Red Pe6 oz drained roasted red peppers (170 g)
Tomato2 small plum tomatoes (4 oz each)
Almonds½ cup almonds (120 ml)
Parsley2 Tbsp parsley (30 ml)
Olive Oil2 Tbsp olive oil (30 ml)
Lemon Juice2 tsp lemon juice (10 ml)
Salt½ tsp kosher salt (2.5 ml)
Garlic1 small garlic clove smashed

Where it sits

One of 39 nut sauces in the catalog, with 8 ingredients against a median of 8.

The acid here is lemon juice. In this category chefs also reach for Sherry vinegar (8 recipes), rice vinegar (2), and lime juice (2).

The fat here is olive oil. In this category chefs also reach for sesame oil (2 recipes) and walnut oil (2).

Method

This sauce needs a blender. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Jeremy Ford. American / Miami contemporary. Cited awards include: Top Chef winner S13 (2015–16).

Adapted from a Jeremy Ford recipe (Jeremy Ford / People (Cuban sandwich; re-eligible under §1 v2 2026-07-18)).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Jeremy Ford / People (Cuban sandwich; re-eligible under §1 v2 2026-07-18) (published as “Romesco”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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