PAN ROASTED GREEN ONION ROMESCO (SPANISH)

Pan Roasted Green Onion Romesco (Spanish) image

Provided by Next Iron Chef All Star: Beau MacMillan

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

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4 bunches large green onions
Extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 red bell peppers
4 Roma tomatoes
2 thick slices country white bread
1/2 cup toasted marcona almonds
3 garlic cloves, smashed
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Preheat the broiler. Put a large skillet over high heat.
Put the green onions into a bowl, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Toss well to coat. When the pan is smoking, add some olive oil to it and immediately add the green onions in 1 layer. Keep the onions moving until they are browned on all sides but are still crisp in the middle. Put them onto several sheets of newspaper and wrap them up to steam.
Arrange the peppers and tomatoes on a baking pan and broil, turning often, until they are black and charred on all sides. Put the peppers in a bowl and cover it with plastic wrap. Put the tomatoes on a board to cool a bit. Toast the bread under the broiler.
When the peppers are steamed and cool enough to handle, peel off the skin, remove the stem and seeds, and put them into the bowl of a food processor. Peel and seed the tomatoes and add them to the food processor. Cut the toasted bread into cubes and add it in too. Add the almonds, garlic, paprika, and vinegar and start pulsing. Drizzle in the olive oil while pulsing. Taste and check the seasoning for salt and pepper. Transfer the sauce to a serving bowl.
Unwrap the green onions and peel off the charred outer layer. Arrange them on a serving platter and serve them with the sauce for dipping.