Roasted Tomato Sauce

Name: Roasted Tomato Sauce
Ingredients: 3–4 lbs. (1.3 kg–1.8 kg) fresh paste or slicer tomatoes, cut in half; Choice of herbs; ¼ cup (60 ml) extra-virgin olive oil; 4–5 garlic cloves, peeled; 3–4 lbs. (1.3 kg–1.8 kg) fresh paste or slicer tomatoes, cut in half; Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste; Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste; 1 large onion, peeled and cut in half (optional)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Seed to Table

By Luay Ghafari

Published 2023

About

The Mother Sauce; this is more of a method than a recipe, and the end result can be used in many different ways. When summer tomatoes are coming in hot and heavy, I transform the harvest into this sauce that I can then freeze in a pinch.

Ingredients

3–4 lbs. (1.3 kg–1.8 kg) fresh paste or slicer tomatoes, cut in half

Sauce
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
On a rimmed baking tray lined with parchment paper, place the tomatoes, garlic cloves, and onion halves (if using) in a single layer. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with a few pinches of k