Roasted red pepper pizza sauce

Since we love pizza so much, we have been grilling it a lot this spring. My favorite type of pizza is margarita but I thought it would be fun to change it around a bit. Since every topping is pretty basic, but so good I decided to keep the toppings the same but change the sauce around! Roasted red pepper seemed like it would be a flavorful addition and OMG it was awesome! As I have said in a previous post, this will make your pizza taste so much better than the jarred stuff! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Tops about 1 pizza dough worth or two small to medium pizzas


The Players:

• 1 roasted red pepper (estimate about one from the jar or you could roast you own!)
• 2-3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tsp of olive oil
• 2 tomatoes
• A little less than 1/4 tsp salt (this is to flavor the sauce)
• Pepper to taste

The Game Plan:

Set a pot of water to boil with some salt. Once the water is boiling, add the tomatoes in for about 3-4 minutes or until the skin starts to blister. Drain water and set the tomatoes aside to cool.

Meanwhile place a pot on medium heat with olive oil. Place garlic inside and let cook for a few minutes until it is fragrant.

Peel the tomato skin off and discard.

Break the tomatoes apart and try to remove some seeds and veins. Then place them into the food processor with the garlic and roasted red pepper. Blend until smooth and season with salt and pepper (once the sauce boils, it will become a lot saltier, so do not over salt the sauce, you can always season it more later if you need to). The sauce will be very watery and smooth.

Place the sauce into a pot and place it on medium low heat.

Let the water boil off about 10-12 minutes. It is ready once it is thick and not watery.