Once again, it is my favorite - big fat tomato season!! Several weeks ago, I had some "tired" tomatoes and was unsure as to how to use them up. After searching through my recipes - I decided to roast them and turn them into pizza sauce. It was an easy fix and a great foundation for a homemade pizza.
Ingredients
Super ripe tomatoes
Olive oil
Sea salt
Fresh basil
If desired could also toss in slices of red peppers to spice up the sauce
Directions
Chop tomatoes / leaving skins and seeds in
Drizzle with olive oil - warning! don't get heavy handed with the olive oil
Add in a bit of sea salt (no more than a teaspoon)
Chop up the fresh basil
Place all ingredients in a baking (think lasagna) dish. I use a Calphalon
roasting pan.
Bake slow and low (300 + degrees) for about an hour until the tomatoes have the appearance of a "lumpy" sauce. This can be done in the oven - or I use my "grill" in the summer months to keep the temps down in our home. Either way works great!
Cool sauce while making crust
Use directly on pizza crust for a sauce, but be sparing!
For a neapolitan pizza - check out my 9/24/2011 blog.
Most important!
Enjoy..... and as Julia would say "Bon Apetit!"
