Romesco

Name: Romesco
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1 cup (220 ml)
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1/2 cup jarred roasted red bell peppers, drained (120 ml) Red Pepper; 1/3 cup lightly salted roasted pistachios (80 ml) Pistachios; 2 Tbsp chopped drained sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil (30 ml) Sun-Dried Tomato; 2 Tbsp white miso (30 ml) Miso; 1 Tbsp sherry vinegar (15 ml) Sherry Vinegar; 1 Tbsp soy sauce (15 ml) Soy Sauce; 1/2 tsp paprika (2.5 ml) Paprika; 4 small garlic cloves, minced (about 1 Tbsp) Garlic; 2 Tbsp olive oil (sauce share of 1/4 cup) (30 ml) Olive Oil

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

GREAT ON · GRILLED STEAK; ROASTED VEGETABLES; FRIED EGGS; TOAST

Great on Grilled steak; roasted vegetables; fried eggs; toast.

Nutty sauce for vegetables and noodles.

On the jar

ROMESCO

Method: blend
Yield: about 1 cup
Ingredients: 9

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Red Pepper 120 mlPistachios 80 mlSun-Dried Tomato 30 mlMiso 30 mlSherry Vinegar 15 mlSoy Sauce 15 ml

Ingredients

Red Pepper1/2 cup jarred roasted red bell peppers, drained (120 ml)
Pistachios1/3 cup lightly salted roasted pistachios (80 ml)
Sun-Dried Tomato2 Tbsp chopped drained sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil (30 ml)
Miso2 Tbsp white miso (30 ml)
Sherry Vinegar1 Tbsp sherry vinegar (15 ml)
Soy Sauce1 Tbsp soy sauce (15 ml)
Paprika1/2 tsp paprika (2.5 ml)
Garlic4 small garlic cloves, minced (about 1 Tbsp)
Olive Oil2 Tbsp olive oil (sauce share of 1/4 cup) (30 ml)

Where it sits

One of 39 nut sauces in the catalog, with 9 ingredients against a median of 8.

The acid here is Sherry vinegar. In this category chefs also reach for lemon juice (13 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

Japanese executive chef of Perry's in Washington, D.C.; James Beard Emerging Chef 2024. Japanese comfort food and breakfast service; formerly Maxwell Park wine bar.

Originally published as Miso-Pistachio Romesco.

Adapted from a Masako Morishita recipe (Masako Morishita / Food & Wine (Oct 2025)).

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 Masako Morishita / Food & Wine (Oct 2025) (published as “Miso-Pistachio Romesco”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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