Roasted Tomato Sauce

Yield: Approximately 4 Pints 
Ingredients:

• 8 pounds of Tomatoes
• 2 Sweet Onions
• 10 Cloves Garlic
• Fresh or Dried Herbs
• Olive Oil
• Salt & Pepper

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 400° F
2. Line a sheet pan(s) with parchment paper.
3. Remove stems and quarter the tomatoes.
4. Peel, quarter, and separate the layers of the onions.
5. Peel and smash the garlic cloves.  
6. Toss the tomatoes, onions, and garlic in olive oil. Spread out on the sheet pan with skin side down.
7. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with fresh or dried herbs. We like to use oregano and thyme from our garden.
8. Roast in the oven for 45 mins or up to an hour. Periodically check the skins of the tomatoes, when the skins are wrinkly, they are ready! 
9. Remove pans from the oven. Puree the ingredients with a food processor or blender until you have your desired consistency.

Notes from the Author:
This tomato sauce recipe is so easy but tastes like you were cooking over the stove all day!  I like to make this when tomatoes are in season in Minnesota because I can go to the farmers market and load up on fresh and local tomatoes. Our backyard garden hasn't been able to keep up with our tomato demand! Because we only cook for two, I like to portion out the sauce into pint size containers and freeze it.