This queso fundido with rioja sauce is absolutely the best! The flavor
is very intense and rich. I served it on garlic toast along side some marinated
mushrooms and corn fritters. It is not a true queso fundido, which
traditionally has loads of meat and dairy cheese; it's better because it uses a
creamy almond cheese. (You can find the Simple Almond Cheese recipe that I use
HERE.)
The Rioja Sauce is the base for the queso fundido: it has
everything good in it - tomato sauce, red wine, green olives, garlic, garlic,
garlic and olive oil.
I served the sauce on my potato torte (HERE) which was the perfect accompaniment. This
sauce is much too concentrated to serve over pasta, so think of it as a dipping
sauce, or a drizzling sauce or even something to spoon over your main meal.
(Still eating chickens? It would be great over grilled tofu.)
In a recent post I mentioned that my mom inspired my potato
torte and this rioja sauce was also inspired by her. See my note that suggests
to serve the potatoes with rioja sauce?
I've been in a cooking dead-zone lately, so being with my
mom and her incredible meals very much inspired me to
get-back-in-the-cooking-saddle and put a meal on the table.
Any way, try the sauce. Try the fundido. Let me know.
Here's what you need:
1/4 C olive oil (I cut back on this)
1/4 C minced garlic (I did not cut back on this)
1 C dry red wine
28 oz can crushed tomatoes
2 T capers
1 C good green olives - leave them whole for a pretty
presentation
2 T dried basil
Here's what you do:
Warm the garlic in the olive oil until it is cooked - NEVER
brown your garlic - use a low heat. Add the remaining ingredients and continue
to simmer until the sauce is thick and cooked down.
To Make the Queso Fundido:
Spoon some sauce into an oven proof serving dish (or a cast
iron skillet). Spoon some Simple Almond Cheese over the top and bake until
bubbly. NOTE: the rioja sauce really, really intensifies during its time in the
oven! Perfect for garlic toast.
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