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Roasted Garlic Carrot Tomato Sauce with Thyme

A velvety, gently sweet tomato sauce built on oven-roasted carrots, celery and garlic, finished with thyme and a hint of smoked paprika, great spooned over roasted or steamed vegetables.

Roasted Garlic Carrot Tomato Sauce with Thyme

Ingredients

  • 14 oz400 gDiced tomatoes, canned
  • 3 medium180 gCarrotscut into 1-inch chunks
  • 2 stalks80 gCelerycut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 medium110 gYellow onioncut into wedges
  • 12 cloves36 gGarlicwhole peeled cloves
  • 1½ tbsp20 gOlive oil
  • 2¾ tsp15 gTomato paste
  • 1 tsp1 gDried thyme
  • ¾ tsp2 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • 1½ tsp8 gApple cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup60 gWater
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a baking dish or small sheet pan with parchment.
  2. Toss the carrot, celery, onion and garlic with half of the olive oil and spread them in the dish.
  3. Roast for 30 minutes, stirring once halfway, until the carrots are tender and the garlic is soft and golden.
  4. Stir the tomato paste, thyme and smoked paprika into the hot vegetables in the dish, then pour in the canned tomatoes and roast 10 minutes more until bubbling.
  5. Transfer everything to a blender, add the water, cider vinegar, salt, black pepper and the remaining half of the olive oil, and blend until smooth, venting the lid for steam.
  6. Taste the sauce and adjust with a splash more water if you want it thinner, then spoon it warm over roasted or steamed vegetables.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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