Roasted Tomato Sauce

 ROASTED TOMATO SAUCE 
Printable Recipe

• 6 Roma Tomatoes 
• 10 basil leaves
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 
• 1 teaspoon sugar 

1. Roast Roma tomatoes on foil at 400 degrees for 1 hour or until the skin beings to blacken.

2. Put the whole tomatoes, including charred skin, & juices, into a food processor 
or blender with basil, garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, & sugar.  

3. Blend to form a thick sauce & use warm water to thin if necessary. 

4. Toss sauce through warm pasta & serve with grated Parmesan cheese & fresh basil.

STORY BEHIND THE DISH

Pasta is one of my favorite comfort foods, but sauces always add so many unnecessary calories. This is a very low calorie sauce that add a healthy & tasty topping to any pasta.

MODIFICATIONS 

Roma tomatoes are the best tomatoes for a marinara sauce, but other work as well. You can always add more basil or more garlic for a richer flavor, or even some red pepper flakes for some heat. Another healthy modification would be to use spaghetti squash in place of pasta.

Classic Pesto

 Classic Pesto
Printable Recipe

• 1 bunch basil leaves 
• 1 handful parsley 
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese 
• 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts 
• 1 garlic cloves
• 2/3 cup olive oil 

1. Put the first 5 ingredients in a food processor, or use a mortar & pestle. 

2. Blend together & add olive oil in a steady stream until you have the consistency you desire.

PLATE FINISHED PRODUCT 

Lightly toss the pesto through freshly cooked warm pasta or 

seal pesto in a air tight container & store in the fridge. 

STORY BEHIND THE DISH

Pesto has always been one of my favorite pasta sauces, this is a great pesto that stores well in the fridge & can be used for pesto chicken, pasta, & pasta salads.

MODIFICATIONS 

Pesto is a pretty straight forward recipe & there is not much that can be modified to keep the integrity of a classic pesto sauce. In this specific recipe you can remove the parsley & still have a fine pesto, but I like the extra touch.