Mouldy, wrinkly veggies!

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I was rooting about in my salad drawer the other night and came across a couple of red peppers that were starting to look a little wrinkly around the edges...def. not salad material! So, I broiled them under the broiler and peeled off their skins then blitzed them up along with some other ingredients to make a Romesco sauce.....with some whole wheat spaghetti and a salad it was a dinner of champions......


Here's the recipe (unless I'm baking I quite like to wing quantities, but I'll do my best here to be fairly exact).....

Romesco sauce (quick and easy version)
2-3 roasted red peppers (you can use the jarred ones if you don't broil your own)
1 clove garlic, minced (feel free to use more garlic if you like it)
sliced almonds (1/4 cup)
1 slice toasted white bread, torn into pieces
olive oil (1/4 cup)
sherry vinegar (2 tbsps)...if you don't have sherry use whatever you have on hand
parmesan cheese to taste
pasta water or stock (chicken or vegetable) (1/4 cup)

Blitz all the ingredients in a food processor.......then heat gently in a large saute pan....then add the cooked pasta. Use extra pasta water to loosen the sauce as necessary and add extra parmesan to taste.

Serve with green leaf salad and crusty bread. You could also throw some peas into the pasta water for the last 1-2 minutes of cooking time for extra color and nutrition.....

The peppers in this recipe provide lycopene ....a potent antioxidant, both vitamin C & A. The almonds provide vitamin E,also an antioxidant. Garlic is part of the allium family and is thought to provide a protective effect against certain cancers.

Enjoy!