Looking for a flavor-packed sauce that takes just a few minutes to make? This roasted red pepper sauce is full of zingy flavor, no cooking required! Throw a few ingredients into a blender and it makes a bright orange, tangy garlicky sauce. It’s extremely versatile: use it for a pasta sauce, as a dip for vegetables or fries, or as a sauce for fish or chicken. It makes any meal more fun!
Ingredients in this roasted red pepper sauce
This roasted red pepper sauce is similar to a romesco sauce, that Spanish sauce made with red peppers, olive oil, almonds, and garlic. In fact, it has almost the same ingredients: but this sauce has more red peppers and is lighter in texture. You’ll use an entire 16-ounce jar of roasted red peppers, but it’s worth it for the luxurious texture and flavor. Here’s what you’ll need:
Jarred roasted red peppers Unsalted almonds Olive oil Garlic Lemon juice Smoked paprika Kosher salt Optional: heavy cream, grated Parmesan cheese
Making it as a roasted red pepper pasta sauce
On its own, this roasted red pepper sauce makes an excellent dip for vegetables, roasted potatoes or fries, and works well as a sauce for fish or chicken. But want to serve it with pasta? Here are a few things to note:
Add heavy cream and/or Parmesan if serving as a pasta sauce. When you add this sauce to pasta on its own, it tastes watery and doesn’t cling to the pasta well. Adding heavy cream adds a richness that helps it adhere to pasta. A bit of grated Parmesan cheese makes for a more robust flavor when served with pasta. Go to Roasted Red Pepper Pasta. Use 1 cup sauce per 8 ounces pasta. The sauce recipe below makes enough for 1 pound pasta (6 to 8 servings).
Ways to serve it
Once you’ve blended up this tasty roasted red pepper sauce, there are so many tasty ways to enjoy it. Here are some ideas:
Fish baked fish, baked salmon, grilled salmon, trout, halibut, tuna steak, tilapia or red snapper Shellfish like sauteed shrimp, jumbo shrimp, or pan seared scallops Roasted or grilled vegetables like best grilled vegetables, grilled broccolini, roasted potatoes, roasted broccoli, grilled Green Beans Fries like baked fries or steak fries Pasta like spaghetti, bucatini, penne, rigatoni, or tortellini Bowl meals like Mediterranean bowl or easy power bowls
And that’s it! Let us know how you serve it.
More pepper recipes
Love a good bell pepper recipe? Here are a few more ways to eat this tasty veggie:
Try Roasted Bell Peppers in the oven Make Sauteed Peppers or Sauteed Peppers and Onions Go for Classic Stuffed Peppers Blend up Spanish-style Romesco Sauce
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