Red Pepper & Tomato Dipping Sauce

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 ounces blanched almonds
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• sea salt, to taste
• 1 (4 ounce) roll stale french bread, cut into small pieces
• 2 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin, to taste
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• chopped fresh red chili peppers or cayenne or tabasco sauce, to taste

Recipe

• 1 grind the almonds in a food processor until they form a powder.
• 2 remove and set aside.
• 3 add the garlic and salt to the processor (no need to wash it) and puree until it forms a paste, then add the bread and whirr until it becomes crumbs.
• 4 add the peppers, and process until the mixture turns red.
• 5 add the tomatoes, cumin seed and ground cumin, and continue to process to a lovely red puree.
• 6 with the machine still running, slowly add the olive oil and process until the mixture emulsifies.
• 7 season with salt and chile, cayenne or tabasco.
• 8 stir in the reserved ground almonds.
• 9 refrigerate until ready to serve.