Roasted tomato sauce is the most delicious way of topping any pasta or pizza! The roasting brings out sooo much flavor you will never want to make tomato sauce any other way. The secret to a magic tomato sauce is to spend a few minutes in the morning putting the ingredients in the oven. PS: Tomatoes have important anti-inflammatory properties which is key for healthy aging.

Like magic, you will be able to make a fantastic sauce in minutes when you come home in the afternoon.

Ingredients – roasted tomato sauce

• 500 g cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 sweet red pepper, coarsely chopped (I just used a leftover from the fridge, you can add more or skip it altogether)
• 3 cloves garlic, peeled
• 2-3 small sprigs of fresh rosemary
• 1 heaped tablespoon brown sugar
• 5-6 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 ts good salt and a pinch of cayenne pepper (cayenne is super hot, use sparingly)

Method – roasted tomato sauce

• Place the ingredients in an oven proof dish and toss to blend it in evenly (place the rosemary on top)
• Now to the secret trick: In a cold oven, place the oven proof dish. Then set temperature at 200 degrees Celsius
• When the temperature reaches 200, turn off the oven completely, but DO NOT OPEN the oven door. This part is important. I always put a post-it note on the door as a reminder 🙂
• Leave the tray in the oven for a few hours – I prepare in the morning and leave it until I come home from work
• Take it out of the oven, remove rosemary sprigs
• Pour everything into a blender and give it a good whirl – or put in a bowl and use handheld blender

The sauce freezes well, so we often make a double batch. It tastes great on pizza too and as base for homemade tomato soup – just add good stock!

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