Roasted Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 lbs ripe plum tomatoes, each cut lengthwise in half
• 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• grated romano cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450°f in 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 inch jelly-roll pan, toss tomato halves and unpeeled garlic cloves with 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• 2 arrange tomatoes, cut side down, in jelly-roll pan.
• 3 roast tomatoes and garlic 50 to 60 minutes, until tomatoes are well browned and garlic cloves are soft.
• 4 let tomatoes and garlic cool in pan 20 minutes or until easy to handle.
• 5 over medium bowl, carefully peel tomatoes.
• 6 place tomato pulp in bowl with any juice from jelly-roll pan.
• 7 squeeze garlic from skins into same bowl.
• 8 discard skins from tomatoes and garlic.
• 9 with spoon, crush tomatoes and garlic.
• 10 stir in salt, pepper, and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil.
• 11 serve sauce at room temperature or transfer to saucepan; heat over medium low heat until hot.
• 12 serve with grated romano cheese if you like.