Mar 5, 2010
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Grilled Green Onions with Romesco

Traditionally, this recipe calls for Spanish calçots and ñora peppers. Scallions and ancho chiles are good substitutes.
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1 dried ancho chile, stemmed, halved,
   and seeded
11 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1⁄2 cup whole blanched almonds
1 slice crustless white bread,
   roughly chopped
3 cloves garlic, smashed
1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
4 tsp. smoked paprika
1 1⁄2 cups roughly chopped
   jarred roasted peppers
2 1⁄2 tbsp. sherry vinegar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper,
   to taste
2 lbs. scallions

1. Put chile and 2 cups boiling water into a bowl; let soften 5 minutes. Drain chile; roughly chop. Heat 8 tbsp. oil in a 10" skillet over medium-high heat. Add almonds and bread; cook until golden, 3–4 minutes. Transfer almond mixture to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Return skillet to medium heat. Add chiles, garlic, and onions; cook until golden, 3–4 minutes. Add paprika; cook for 1 minute. Put chile mixture, almond mixture, peppers, and vinegar into a food processor; purée. Season romesco sauce with salt and pepper; set aside.

2. Build a medium-hot charcoal fire or heat a gas grill to medium-high heat. Drizzle scallions with remaining oil; season with salt and pepper. Grill until charred and tender, 5–6 minutes. Serve with romesco sauce.

SERVES 4 – 6
Grilled Green Onions with Romesco

This article was first published in Saveur in Issue #128

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Wonderful flavor...reminiscent of a blooming onion, but better. Read my full review at: http://themomchef.blogspot.com/2010/06/grilled-green-onions-with-romesco-from.html
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As we hunker down for the cold months, I console myself with the promise of a calçotada in February. I've given up on scallions for my American reinactments, though: they lose their oniony innards and become surprisingly tough. Lately, I've been excited about "spring onions" pulled early. Trapped in New York, far from my barbecue grill, I've even resorted to oven roasting them in the oven. Desperate? Yes. But delicious nonetheless. Credit goes to the sauce, I suppose. Here's my city version: http://spanishjourneys.com/oliveme/2010/03/13/making-do-calcots-in-new-york-city/
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dinner party quality.
Hi! This is not romesko - this is salvitchada sauce.
http://eatandbe.ru/2012/11/salvitxada-katalonskiy-orehoviy-sous.html
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