Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Name: Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 medium organic red bell peppers (sliced); 1 large organic tomato (sliced); 1 medium onion (yellow, sliced); 3 cloves garlic (fresh); ½ cup plant-based milk (plain, unsweetened); ½ tsp garlic powder; ¼ tsp onion powder; ¼ tsp ground turmeric; ½ tsp dried oregano; 1 medium lemon (juiced); ½ cup basil (fresh, chopped. Optional); 3 tbsp nutritional yeast (preferably unfortified); ¼ tsp salt (optional); ¼ tsp black pepper (freshly ground. Optional); ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

Nichole Dandrea-Russert, MS, RDN

5 years ago

Yields4 ServingsPrep Time20 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time40 mins

Ingredients

2 medium organic red bell peppers (sliced)

1 large organic tomato (sliced)

1 medium onion (yellow, sliced)

3 cloves garlic (fresh)

½ cup plant-based milk (plain, unsweetened)

½ tsp garlic powder

¼ tsp onion powder

¼ tsp ground turmeric

½ tsp dried oregano

1 medium lemon (juiced)

½ cup basil (fresh, chopped. Optional)

3 tbsp nutritional yeast (preferably unfortified)

¼ tsp salt (optional)

¼ tsp black pepper (freshly ground. Optional)

¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

Directions

Heat oven to 475 degrees F.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Lay the sliced pepper, sliced tomato, sliced onion and whole garlic cloves (keep them whole) on the baking sheet.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Once finished, add the pepper, tomato, onion and garlic to a food processor. Blend until smooth.

Add all of the remaining ingredients and blend again.

Taste roasted red pepper sauce for additional seasoning.

Chef's Notes

Substitutions
Omit the basil if you don’t have any on hand. Parsley could be a nice substitute.

Use any plant-based milk you have on hand, just make sure it’s unsweetened and unflavored.

How to enjoy
Pour on top of your favorite whole grain or legume pasta.

Pour over a grain bowl.

Mix with spaghetti squash.

Use as a vegetable dip.

Spread on top of a bean burger.

Pour red pepper sauce over the top of a lentil, grain, and vegetable stir fry.