Romesco sauce

Romesco is a quick and easy roasted red pepper and tomato sauce that has a little smokiness thanks to paprika and a tiny kick from cayenne. It’s also the easiest way to spice up any meal—Whole 30 or otherwise. #meandthemoose #sauce #romescosauce #redpeppersauce #whole30sauces #easyrecipes

Romesco is a quick and easy roasted red pepper and tomato sauce that has a little smokiness thanks to paprika and a tiny kick from cayenne. It’s also the easiest way to spice up virtually any meal.

Take me to the sauce!

Romesco is a quick and easy roasted red pepper and tomato sauce that has a little smokiness thanks to paprika and a tiny kick from cayenne. It’s also the easiest way to spice up any meal—Whole 30 or otherwise. #meandthemoose #sauce #romescosauce #redpeppersauce #whole30sauces #easyrecipes

I truly believe that there is nothing better or more versatile than a great sauce. You can put it on eggs, roasted veggies, any kind of protein, on toast (avocado or otherwise), use it as a dip, stir it into soup, or combine it with hot pasta and a little pasta water for an instant sauce.

I’m allergic to meal prepping, but sauce prepping is something I can get behind. It can uplift any boring chicken or pasta that you might whip up at the last minute. And truly, it takes minutes to prep this bad boy, so you’re not spending an entire Sunday filling the fridge.

Romesco is a quick and easy roasted red pepper and tomato sauce that has a little smokiness thanks to paprika and a tiny kick from cayenne. It’s also the easiest way to spice up any meal—Whole 30 or otherwise. #meandthemoose #sauce #romescosauce #redpeppersauce #whole30sauces #easyrecipes

Romesco is a quick and easy roasted red pepper and tomato sauce that has a little smokiness thanks to paprika and a tiny kick from cayenne. It’s also the easiest way to spice up any meal—Whole 30 or otherwise. #meandthemoose #sauce #romescosauce #redpeppersauce #whole30sauces #easyrecipes

This is basically Bon Appetit's recipe with a few small tweaks. I never have sherry vinegar, so I sub in red wine vinegar. I also left out the parsley because I don't like it.

Romesco is a quick and easy roasted red pepper and tomato sauce that has a little smokiness thanks to paprika and a tiny kick from cayenne. It’s also the easiest way to spice up any meal—Whole 30 or otherwise. #meandthemoose #sauce #romescosauce #redpeppersauce #whole30sauces #easyrecipes

Romesco

Yield: 1.5 cups
Time: about 8 minutes

1/2 cup slivered almonds, lightly toasted
3/4 cup fire roasted red peppers
1 garlic clove
1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp tomato paste
2-3 Tbs red wine vinegar
1 tsp smoked paprika
1/8 tsp cayenne
6 Tbsp olive oil
1/2-1 tsp salt (to taste)
1/8 tsp pepper

Preheat the oven or toaster oven to 350. Spread the almonds out over a piece of parchment paper or tin foil. Toast until lightly golden brown.

Add the peppers, garlic, toasted almonds, tomato paste, red wine vinegar, paprika, and cayenne to a blender or food processor and pulse a few times. Add the oil in a stream (or dump it all in) and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Old bay egg salad!

This egg salad gets a makeover with chopped pickles, dijon mustard, and old bay seasoning. #meandthemoose #lunch #eggsalad #oldbay #lunchrecipes

This isn’t regular egg salad, it’s cool egg salad. This sometimes-boring deli staple gets a makeover with pickles, dijon mustard, and old bay seasoning.

Take me to the eggs!

This egg salad gets a makeover with chopped pickles, dijon mustard, and old bay seasoning. #meandthemoose #lunch #eggsalad #oldbay #lunchrecipes

I used to HATE egg salad, which doesn’t really make sense. I like hard boiled eggs. I’m not anti-mayo. I love tuna and other salad-y spreads. So why did I hate egg salad? It’s boring. It sometimes smells sulfur-y. It can have a weird texture with the cooked egg whites and the chalky yolks.

So we solved some of those problems. Adding in lots of flavorful ingredients like pickles and Dijon and Old Bay are the way to get around both the smelliness, the boringness, and the weird texture. Eureka!

This egg salad gets a makeover with chopped pickles, dijon mustard, and old bay seasoning. #meandthemoose #lunch #eggsalad #oldbay #lunchrecipes

Old Bay Egg Salad

Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 2 sandwiches

4 hard boiled eggs, peeled
2 dill pickle spears, chopped
2 Tbsp mayo
1/2-1 tsp old bay seasoning, depending on taste
1-2 tsp Dijon mustard, depending on taste
1/4 tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste

Bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil. Gently add the eggs to the water and bring back to a boil. Turn the flame to low and let the eggs boil gently (we want some little bubbles right around the eggs; if the boiling stops completely, turn the flame back up slightly). Cook for 10 minutes and then place the eggs in an ice bath. Let cool for 10 minutes and peel under cold water.

Chop the eggs and the pickles and place in a large bowl. Add the mayo, 1/2 tsp of old bay, 1 tsp of mustard, and salt. Taste for seasoning and add more old bay, salt, and/or mustard to taste.