Salbitxada

Salbitxada –  Catalan sauce eaten with chargrillled calçots, a type of green onion from Catalunya – similar to spring onions/baby leeks

 

o Using a pestle and mortar pound together toasted almonds  to your preferred texture (try a coarser texture for a sauce more bite and a finer for a sauce to accompany calçots)

o Add garlic cloves + chopped chilli (seeds discarded) and pound some more

o Add diced seeded tomatoes + chopped parsley + white wine or sherry vinegar + S&P

o Whisk in olive oil to create a thick sauce

TIPS

o Good with all types of char-grilled vegetables, fish, chicken & steak

o Also delicious with avocado & spinach salad