Shelly's Recipe

BAKED SHRIMP WITH ROMESCO SAUCE

Category: Seafood

2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic, about 3 large cloves
Sea salt, freshly ground black pepper, and Spanish paprika
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Combine shrimp, oil and garlic in a baking dish. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika and bake for 10-15 minutes, until shrimp are pink. Place shrimp on a serving platter and sprinkle with parsley. Serve hot or at room temperature with the romesco sauce on the side.

Romesco Sauce

1/4 cup slivered almonds
1 slice French bread
1 large garlic clove
1 8.5-ounce jar roasted red bell peppers, drained well
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
Pinch cayenne pepper
Sea salt, to taste

Toast almonds in a skillet until golden, about 3 minutes. Place almonds in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Add bread, garlic, peppers and vinegar and pulse several times to combine. Turn on motor and drizzle in olive oil. Run motor until sauce is smooth. Season with cayenne and salt and pulse again.

Makes about 1 cup of sauce.