Catalan Picada

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Ingredients

extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves
15 blanched toasted almonds (or you can use hazelnuts or a combination)
1 inch a couple of slices of old Italian bread or baguette cut about thick
1/4 teaspoon salt
a handful of parsley

Preparation

1
Heat 1/4" olive oil in a pan
2
Add 2 whole peeled cloves of garlic and bread to the oil.
3
Fry the bread on both sides until golden brown and crispy. Remove bread and garlic from the pan
4
Add the parsley to the pan and fry just until it turns dark green and slightly crispy.
5
Using either a mortar and pestle or a food processor, grind parsley, fried bread, garlic, almonds and salt into a paste.
6
Add just enough olive oil to cover and continue to blend.
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About

Picada can be made a zillion different ways. It's sort of a like a pesto but much more versatile and it is used to thicken and flavor dishes rather than as a sauce. Its most basic version has parsley, almonds, garlic and toasted bread all pounded together with either a mortar and pestle or a food processor. Other possible additions include hazelnuts, walnuts, pine nuts, saffron, liver, various herbs and even chocolate!
-www.barcelonabites.com

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catalan
picada

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0 cup

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Monday, August 23, 2010 - 9:14pm

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