ROASTED TOMATO MARINARA SAUCE
 
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Recipe type: Marinara Sauce
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 3 cups
Ingredients
  • 8-10 medium tomatoes
  • 8-10 garlic cloves
  • 20 fresh basil leaves
  • salt, pepper to taste
  • olive oil
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  2. Cut tomatoes in half. Place them on the baking sheet face up. Add garlic cloves. Drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper.
  3. Bake for about 20-30 minutes, then remove garlic cloves. Be careful not to burn them.
  4. Place the tomatoes back in the oven for 30 more minutes, until the edges start turning brown.
  5. Let the roasted tomatoes sit and cool about 5 minutes, peel the skin off.
  6. Place roasted tomatoes, garlic, fresh basil into a food processor. Blend until smooth. Taste to see if it needs more salt or pepper.
  7. Store in a tight container or mason jar in the fridge for up to 3-4 days. Serve on top of pasta or dipping sauce or anything that needs marinara sauce.
Notes
You can mix up more than one kind of tomatoes, for example cherry, plum, and beef tomatoes. If you use cherry tomatoes, roast them whole because they are small.
Recipe by Let's Cook Some Food at https://www.letscooksomefood.com/roasted-tomato-marinara-sauce/