White Asparagus with Romesco Sauce
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An easy tapa (with the aid of a food processor or blender), The asparagus and romesco sauce complement each other well. So well, in fact, people will taste this and say, "Wow... wow, this is good." Enjoy the impressed looks sent your way.
White Asparagus with Romesco Sauce
Total Time: 15-20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 jar - extra thick white asparagus D.O. Navarre (about 8 spears)
- 1 or 2 piquillo peppers
- 1 garlic clove, smashed
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
- 1/4 cup tomato purée
- 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
- 1 teaspoon piment d'Espelette
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
1. Set aside the white asparagus. All you'll need to do with these is open the jar.
2. For the romesco sauce, pulse the first 8 ingredients in a food processor until finely chopped. Then, with the motor still slowly running, add the olive oil with the same slow determination and continue to process until as smooth as desired.
3. Spread the romesco sauce on a plate and place asparagus atop the sauce.
4. Eat.
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For additional recipes and serving suggestions for Spanish conservas, please see our aptly named Recipes & Serving Suggestions page.
Recipe adapted from Bon Appetit.
+About
One afternoon not that long ago, A.J. Weiss was sitting in a cafe, tapping his pen on an empty note pad, and staring out the window. The prior accumulated years of adventure, heartbreak, and common drudgery had all amounted to this, a particular moment, for reasons both unknown and fairly straightforward. The most straightforward being that he worked at Blue Planet Foods, Ltd., importer of high-quality food products and ingredients, and that he had set forth to complete the task of conjuring a suitable name for the company's new Spanish specialty food brand. After a certain amount of consideration and voluminous list-making, Donostia Foods came to be.
What was the inspiration for this (superb) brand name? Donostia-San Sebastián, a small coastal city in Basque Country in northern Spain, renowned for its restaurants, gastronomic societies, and culinary traditions. A place where locals and visitors alike wander the cobblestones of the old town in the warm evening light, drifting amongst the pintxo bars to sample unparalleled small-bites accompanied by the effervescent local wine, txakoli, and sharing in the laughter that becomes the fondest of memories; a place that exudes good food, good drinks, and a general sense of revelry. All of which is quite enjoyable.
With Donostia Foods we hope to introduce more people in the United States to the gastronomic pleasures of Donostia-San Sebastián and Spain as a whole, with a continually expanding product line of the best examples of the best products we can find and with the conviviality of the place itself.
Thank you for your interest in Donostia Foods, and if there's anything we can do for you, please contact us.
A.J. Weiss in the village of Espelette in Basque Country.
