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Roast tomato and black olive pasta sauce

Name: Roast tomato and black olive pasta sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Serves lots of people
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 2.5kg ripe vine tomatoes, halved; 125ml olive oil, plus 4 tbsp; 3 shallots, finely sliced; Half a head of garlic, finely sliced; 1 red chilli, halved and deseeded; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 tsp caster sugar; 130g good black olives, pitted and roughly chopped; 3 tbsp capers, drained, rinsed and roughly chopped

Published: 30 Nov 09
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Packaged up with our tomato and chilli pesto and some hand-tied pasta in a pretty bowl, this tomato sauce recipe is an ideal Christmas gift for the food lover in your life.

Easy
December 2009

Test kitchen approved

Serves lots of people
Takes 20 minutes to make, 1 hour 5-10 minutes to cook

Packaged up with our tomato and chilli pesto and some hand-tied pasta in a pretty bowl, this tomato sauce recipe is an ideal Christmas gift for the food lover in your life.

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Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 65 kcals
Fat: 5.5g fat (0.8g saturated)
Protein: 0.8g protein
Carbohydrates: 3.3g (2.9g sugar)
Salt: 0.3g

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Ingredients

2.5kg ripe vine tomatoes, halved
125ml olive oil, plus 4 tbsp
3 shallots, finely sliced
Half a head of garlic, finely sliced
1 red chilli, halved and deseeded
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tsp caster sugar
130g good black olives, pitted and roughly chopped
3 tbsp capers, drained, rinsed and roughly chopped

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Method

Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Put the tomatoes in a big roasting tin and drizzle with 4 tbsp olive oil. Season and roast for 30-40 minutes until softened.
Meanwhile, gently heat 125ml olive oil in a big frying pan. Add the shallots, garlic and chilli and fry over a very low heat for 10 minutes until soft. Set aside for 10 minutes. Sieve into a jug and discard the solids.
Pour the oil into a large pan and set over a medium heat. Crush the tomatoes with a fork and add to the pan. Simmer gently for 5 minutes, then add the vinegar, sugar, olives and capers. Simmer for a further 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thick and rich. Check the seasoning and remove from the heat. Transfer to a sterilised jar or jars (see tip).

Recipe from December 2009 Issue

Nutrition

Per 100g

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 65 kcals
Fat: 5.5g fat (0.8g saturated)
Protein: 0.8g protein
Carbohydrates: 3.3g (2.9g sugar)
Salt: 0.3g

delicious. tips

The shallots, garlic and chilli are discarded after infusion as their flavours overly intensify when
the sauce is stored.
To sterilise jars (plus the lids, if you’re using them), otherwise this recipe will go mouldy, wash jars thoroughly in warm, clean, soapy water, rinse and drain upside down on kitchen towel. Place on a baking tray in a preheated oven at 140°C/fan120°C/gas 1 for 15-20 minutes. This keeps in the fridge for 2 weeks after making. Once opened, use within 2 days.

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Published: 30 Nov 09
Updated: 18 Mar 24

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Nicole Nedelec says:

31st May 2015 at 8:18 am

Love this Roast Tomato and black olive pasta sauce but I suggest removing the woody part of the tomato where the stock attaches as it spoils the texture in my opinion

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