this weekend marks the end of the season for us at our house. we pulled out our summer tomatoes, peppers, and basil and replaced them with our fall crops. we harvested the last of the end of summer, blemished tomatoes and tired basil and slowly roasted a delicious pizza sauce.
ingredients
8 tomatoes
1 medium sized yellow onion
10 sprigs of thyme
5 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup loosly packed fresh basil
salt to taste
directions
-pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
-finely chop your onion into small pieces and saute for 20 minutes on low heat with half of the olive oil
-meanwhile, core tomatoes and cut them into large, rustic pieces
-in a roasting pan, combine the sauteed onions, tomatoes, thyme (including sprigs), and salt
-toss with the remaining olive oil
-roast uncovered for 1 1/2 hours, checking every 30 minutes or so
-remove sprigs of thyme and add the basil
-return to oven for 1/2 hour
-cool before adding to pizza dough
photos and recipe by kristen bach