Kickin Romesco Sauce A Taste of Catalonia

Ingredients

• 2 dried ñora peppers (or substitute 1 tsp smoked paprika), stemmed and seeded
• 2 medium Roma tomatoes (about 300g / 10.5 oz total), cored
• 1 red bell pepper (about 200g / 7 oz), cored and seeded
• 1 small yellow onion (about 100g / 3.5 oz), peeled and quartered
• 4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
• ¼ cup (60ml / 2 fl oz) extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
• ½ cup (50g / 1.75 oz) blanched almonds
• ¼ cup (25g / 0.9 oz) hazelnuts
• 2 slices (about 50g / 1.75 oz) stale bread, crusts removed, torn into pieces
• 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional, for heat)
• Salt
• freshly ground black pepper