Just another Tuesday night on the kitchen floor watching red peppers roast, right?
This recipe for creamy garlic roasted red pepper sauce from Pinch of Yum was the perfect way to stretch my cooking muscles.
It calls for – not surprisingly – roasting red peppers in the broiler. Old me would have said, “Nope. Can’t do that. Jarred pasta sauce it is!” But they say do one thing each day that scares you, so I got over it, pulled the sheet pans out of there (yikes, probably not a great storage space) and BROILED. SUCCESSFULLY! FOR THE FIRST TIME!
I’ll stop shouting now.
I have an old, bare bones oven, so the broiler is on the bottom. Naturally that meant I had to camp out on the floor and watch them roast. It was so easy and I’m kicking myself for not learning how to do this sooner.
The sauce is really tasty. It’s light, a little salty, garlicky and calls for tahini, which gives it a nutty flavor. (Do I sound like I know what I’m talking about...? So far so good.) I’d like to try and make this again, maybe with a thicker dairy product if I’m feeling indulgent. POY calls for almond milk, which makes it healthier, but it could be really tasty with a heavier cream, too.
We paired this with spaghetti squash, chicken and greens. My brain is still buzzing with other combinations for this sauce, and other things to roast.
And to my broiler – I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Here’s the recipe from Pinch of Yum. Go check her out!
Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Ingredients
3 red bell peppers
1 cup almond milk
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup tahini
Instructions
Place the bell peppers on a foil lined baking sheet.
Turn on the broiler and roast the peppers on the top level, close to the heating element. Or, if your broiler is in the bottom drawer, slide ‘em in and keep an eye on them.
When black spots appear, turn the peppers and continue to roast until all sides have been blackened.
Let cool and pull off blackened skins and remove ribs, seeds, and stem.
Add the 3 roasted bell peppers to a blender with the rest of the sauce ingredients and blend until smooth.
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