Grilled Tomato Dip

Name: Grilled Tomato Dip
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Makes about 4 cups
Ingredients: 1 onion; No-stick spray oil; 5 unpeeled garlic cloves; 3 pounds ripe tomatoes (8 to 12 medium); ¼ cup tomato paste; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, or more to taste; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano leaves, or 1½ teaspoons dried, or more to taste; 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or more to taste; ½ teaspoon sugar, or more to taste; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper, or more to taste

Preparation info

Makes about
4 cups

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Mastering the Grill

By Andrew Schloss and David Joachim

Published 2007

About

Why settle for plain tomato sauce when you can easily make fire-roasted tomato sauce? Grilling the tomatoes, onions, and garlic adds a whole new flavor dimension. Use this tomato condiment as a dip, sauce, or glaze just as you would use traditional simmered tomato sauce.

Ingredients

1 onion
No-stick spray oil
5 unpeeled garlic cloves
3 pounds

Condiment
Sauce
Starter
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Directions

Heat the grill as directed.
Peel the onion and slice it crosswise into rounds about ¼ inch thick. Skewer the rounds through the side so that they will lie flat on the grill. Generously coat all over with spray oil.
Skewer the unpeeled garlic cloves and coat all over with spray oil. Grill the whole tomatoes and skewered onions and