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Catalan-style tomato sauce with almonds

Catalan tomato sauce with almonds

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A slow-cooked Catalan tomato sauce, simmered over low heat with garlic, almonds, parsley, and a splash of vinegar, then strained through a fine-mesh sieve…

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Recipe from Josep Xicota, Rfom, Xavier Dengra, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This Catalan tomato sauce owes its rich flavour to the toasted almonds and a hint of vinegar.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodFrying in a pan
  • Estimated cost$7.18 $1.80 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $6.45
  • $0.02
  • $0.18
  • $0.06
  • $0.40
  • $0.03
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the tomatoes, then mash them into a puree using a fork. ≈ 8 min
  2. Add them to the frying pan along with the chopped garlic and almonds, the chopped parsley, the vinegar, the oil, salt, and sugar.
  3. Cook over low heat, gently, stirring occasionally.
  4. Pass the sauce through a food mill or a fine-mesh strainer before serving. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Catalan tomato sauce with almonds

  • 500 g of tomatoes and blackberries$6.45
  • 1 tablespoon, heaping$0.02
  • 2 medium-sized cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 1 tablespoon, heaping$0.06
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh parsley$0.40
  • A pinch of salt at the end$0.03
  • A pinch of sugar$0.04

Total$7.18

that's $1.80 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of tomatoes and blackberries
  • 6 grilled almonds
  • 1 tablespoon, heaping
  • 2 medium-sized cloves of garlic
  • 1 tablespoon, heaping
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh parsley
  • A pinch of salt at the end
  • A pinch of sugar

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