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Calçot sauce, Catalan salvitxada

Calçot sauce, Catalan salvitxada

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Salvitxada, a Catalan red sauce served with calçots: grilled almonds, tomatoes, and garlic, along with hot peppers (ñoras), and olive oil pounded in a mor…

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Recipe from Xavier Dengra, Josep Xicota, Leptictidium and 4 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Salvitxada is the sauce served with calçots, these young, grilled onions that are a typical Catalan dish. It is a red, thick sauce that can sometimes have a spicy kick.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$16.17 $2.70 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $0.92
  • $5.03
  • $9.42
  • $0.09
  • $0.09
  • $0.19
  • $0.04
  • $0.39

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wrap each grilling ingredient in aluminum foil and place it in the oven, microwave, or frying pan over low heat for about 15 minutes, turning occasionally. You can also grill them directly on the grill, keeping a close eye on the garlic to prevent it from burning.
  2. Remove the skin and seeds from all the ingredients, then place them in a bowl and crush them using a mortar and pestle, or blend them in a food processor, adding the oil gradually until you reach the desired consistency. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Calçot sauce, Catalan salvitxada

  • 100 g of roasted and peeled almonds$0.92
  • 3 grilled tomato and blackberry skewers$5.03
  • 80 cl of olive oil$9.42
  • One grilled garlic clove$0.09
  • 1 raw garlic clove$0.09
  • The flesh of 2 to 3 hot peppers, ñora peppers$0.19
  • salt$0.04
  • A pinch of mild paprika, for colour.$0.39

Total$16.17

that's $2.70 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 100 g of roasted and peeled almonds
  • 3 grilled tomato and blackberry skewers
  • 80 cl of olive oil
  • One grilled garlic clove
  • 1 raw garlic clove
  • One slice of toasted bread
  • The flesh of 2 to 3 hot peppers, ñora peppers
  • salt
  • 1 splash of vinegar
  • A small piece of very spicy chili pepper, or a few drops of Tabasco sauce, optional.
  • A pinch of mild paprika, for colour.
  • A handful of roasted and peeled hazelnuts, optional

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