Balsamic Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce (Freezer Friendly)
Thick and delicious, this easy roasted tomato sauce uses your abundant cherry tomatoes - eat now or freeze to enjoy all winter!
Servings: 2 quarts
Calories: 26kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 to 5 pounds cherry tomatoes washed well, large ones cut in half
- 2 onions coarsely chopped
- 6 cloves garlic peeled
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning or a blend of your favorite Italian seasonings
- 2 teaspoons salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- Heat oven to 450 degrees. Drizzle olive oil into a large roasting pan.
- Toss all ingredients into roasting pan and mix well.
- Roast about an hour, stirring once, until some of the tomatoes are starting to brown and they've broken down.
- Transfer to a saucepan and whir until smooth with an immersion blender (alternately, you can blend a bit at a time in a blender, being careful of hot splatters). If desired, pass through a sieve or food mill to remove seeds.
- Serve immediately or let cool, divide into freezer-safe containers, label and freeze to store.
Notes
This sauce keeps up to a year in the freezer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/4 cup | Calories: 26kcal | Carbohydrates: 3.7g | Protein: 0.8g | Fat: 1.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 151mg | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 2.2g