Piquillo Pepper Dipping Sauce

I’m that guy that goes to a pub, orders chicken fingers, or wings, or jalapeño poppers, and requests no less than three different condiments to dip them in. I’m sure there’s a support group out there for people like me, as I am positive I am not alone in this obsession.

Dipping sauces are one of my favorite things to make because of their ability to change the taste of a meal with a single dunk. This Piquillo Pepper Dipping Sauce recipe I share with you today, however, is one that came about somewhat by mistake.

In shopping for roasted red bell peppers, I accidentally picked up a jar of piquillo peppers — something I never used before. What I found is that roasted piquillo peppers, much like roasted red bell peppers, are sweet. A big difference, however, is in the way they are jarred. While roasted red bell peppers are usually butterflied or…