Pasta
Roasted Pepper Sauce
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- Category: Pastas
- Written by chefoz
A delicious sauce of roasted peppers and garlic.
Ingredients
- 5 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/4 cup water
- 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 6 small tomatoes
- 1 (16 ounce) jar roasted red bell peppers
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. Take whole head of garlic, drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil, wrap in aluminum foil and place in an oven-safe dish with 1/4 cup water. Roast in oven for about 45 minutes.
3. Put tomatoes in a blender and blend until pureed. Add bell peppers and blend until pureed.
4. Break roasted cloves of garlic and squeeze 5 cloves into blender; blend in garlic. Add 4 tablespoons olive oil and blend briefly.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste, dried red pepper flakes and basil.