Super Simple Roasted Tomato Sauce

At this very moment I am up much later than I had planed, planning out my sequence for my Yin&Tonic class that I am hosting tomorrow and trying to figure out the perfect playlist. Bright side, I have a bunch of new awesome music on my computer.

I'm also trying to figure out if I should do a post on my recent trip to Dawson City and Vancouver? Would anyone even be interested? I am also thinking about a "favourite places to get gluten free food in Ottawa" type post. Meh, maybe I should just stick to sporadically posting recipes...

Enough about me.

It's summer time, and thanks to the abundance of rain, the tomato harvest is insane!

If you are part of a CSA (community supported agriculture) then you might find yourself with wayyy more tomatoes then you know what to do with. That's where this recipe comes in! This super simple roasted tomato sauce is honestly that and it will use up ALL of the tomatoes currently hanging out on your counter.

If you are in Kingston and are not part of a CSA, may I suggest Salt of the Earth Farm for vegetables and Fat of the Land Farm for your meat? Both are run by the kindest people and deliver to very accessible places around Kingston. Salt of the earth offers the most abundant box of food I have ever received from a CSA and they are so acomodating (which is good for incredibly forgetful people like me who can't seem to remember a pick up time that remains the exact same all freaking summer long!). Fat of the Land has an online ordering system that makes it super easy to shop for sustainably farmed and humanely raised meat. They bring everything to the Memorial Centre Farmers Market once a month for easy peasy pick up (they also deliver to Ottawa!). Please check these farms out and support local, hardworking people.

Recipe

Makes about 4 cups.

Enough tomatoes to fill a baking tray

olive oil

1 bull of garlic

handful of fresh basil

sea salt and pepper

1. Place tomatoes on a dark baking tray.

2. Cut off the top of the garlic bulb (the end without the roots) and add to the backing tray with the tomatoes.

3. Smother in olive oil and massage in to ensure that everything is covered. Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste.

4. Roast at 250F for 3.5-4 hours.

5. Remove from oven and let cool.

6. Transfer to blender, add the basil and blend to desired texture. Once well blended, pour the sauce into jars. Store the jars in the fridge/freezer or use right away!

Optional: strain to remove seeds before pouring into jars

Try this in my Breakfast Shakshuka!

#summer #paleo #glutenfree #seasonal