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Roasted Garlic, Bell Pepper and Tomato Blender Sauce

SUBMITTED BY: NUBBYJEN

"This was a recipe that I created one summer afternoon when I had a big crop of tomatoes from my garden. It is wonderful on pasta with a sprinkle of Romano cheese."
PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  45 Min
READY IN  1 Hr
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Original recipe yield: 4 servings
    
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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 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  2. Place whole unpeeled head of garlic in an oven-safe dish with 1/4 cup water and drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil on garlic. Roast in preheated oven for about 45 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, 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. Add salt and pepper to taste, dried red pepper flakes and basil; blend.
  5. The sauce is ready, but can either be refrigerated for a couple of days to blend the flavors or can be frozen. Sauce can be served cold or heated up until just warm.
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Reviewed on Feb. 6, 2005 by ESKIMOKISSEZ
I really enjoyed this recipe. I didn't have any roasted red pepper in a jar so i followed the roasted red pepper recipe from this site. I also substituted two tbs. oil for some sundried tomato salad dressing. It turned out wonderful. will certainly make again!

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Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2006 by JBENISHMLT
this smelled great. A little spicy.

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Reviewed on Sep. 9, 2004 by CAREY MANOR
Just the recipe I was searching for! Delightfully delicious! Taste great on Grilled/Broiled Tilapia! Yummy:-)

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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 221

  • Total Fat: 18.1g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg
  • Sodium: 421mg
  • Total Carbs: 13.8g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 2.5g
  • Protein: 2.9g

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