Roasted Red Pepper Sauce With Cheese Tortellini

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 red peppers
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 cup dry
• 1 lb cheese tortellini
• 12 black olives, sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 3/4 cup basil leaves, sliced into strips
• 1 cup thinly sliced hard goat cheese
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• crusty bread

Recipe

• 1 slice the red peppers into quarters.
• 2 roast the red peppers in the oven under the grill, skin side up.
• 3 after the peppers have blackened, remove them from the oven and place them in a paper bag to cool.
• 4 the steam will cause the skin to lift off more easily.
• 5 after the peppers have cooled, remove the skin.
• 6 put the peppers and the clove of garlic in a food processor and"cream" them until the sauce is quite fluid.
• 7 put the pepper mixture and the cup of in a pan on high heat.
• 8 once this mixture starts to boil, reduce the heat to low and allow to simmer for about 30-50 minutes, until it has reduced to about half.
• 9 boil water for the tortellini and cook til al dente, drain.
• 10 add the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, sugar, and black pepper to the mixture.
• 11 (add more lemon juice if you want the sauce to be tangier).
• 12 bring the pepper mixture to a boil and add olives.
• 13 cook for 30 seconds or so.
• 14 stir in the basil.
• 15 add the sauce to the drained tortellini.
• 16 to serve, place tortellini on a plate, and sprinkle the goat's cheese strips over it.
• 17 sprinkle parmesan over it.
• 18 serve with crusty bread to mop up the juice, and savor!