Roasted Fresh Tomato Sauce
A roasted fresh Tomato sauce should have a deep, fruity flavor with rich, sweet notes. Roasting brings out the natural sweetness of tomatoes and makes them intensely flavorsome.
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds Plum Tomatoes
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1-2 teaspoons flaked sea salt
- Oregano/Basil, 1 teaspoon if dried
- 1 large red onion, finely diced
- 1 tablespoon tomato purée
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Place the plum tomatoes and garlic cloves in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and toss until completely coated.
- Place the plum tomatoes and garlic cloves onto a large baking sheet and fling the flaked sea salt over. Add the herbs of your choice.
- Roast for 20-30 minutes until the tomato skins puff up and the juices caramelise nicely.
- Whilst the tomates and garlic are roasting, sauté the red onion in a little olive oil until softly caramelised. Allow to cool.
- Take the tomatoes and garlic out of the oven and allow to cool.
- Place all the ingredients into a blender, squeezing the garlic cloves from their skins first, add the tomato purée and blend until smooth.
Recipe Notes
Uses: as a pasta sauce, sauce for chilli, etc. Add extra ingredients as necessary, e.g. chilli peppers, tuna, etc.
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*Nutritional data is provided as a courtesy and is accurate to the best of my knowledge. You can verify it using the nutrition calculator of your choice. All data is based on net carbs, without sugar alcohol: Swerve, Erythritol, Monk Fruit or Allulose.
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