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Harvest Tomato Sauce

This incredibly useful sauce is great as a base for soup, stirred through pasta, added to casseroles and pan sauces, and spread onto bread with cheese for a simple lunch.

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Harvest Tomato Sauce

Annabel Langbein Harvest Tomato Sauce Recipe
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Harvest Tomato Sauce
1.5kg tomatoes, cored and cut into wedges 2 red capsicums, deseeded and cut into eighths 1 large onion, cut into thin wedges 4 cloves garlic, peeled 1 tsp chopped rosemary leaves 1 small chilli, seeded and chopped (optional) ¼ cup tomato paste 2 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp salt ground black pepper

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Prep time:
15 mins
Cook time:
2 hours
Makes:
About 3 cups
  • 1.5kg tomatoes, cored and cut into wedges
  • 2 red capsicums, deseeded and cut into eighths
  • 1 large onion, cut into thin wedges
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 tsp chopped rosemary leaves
  • 1 small chilli, seeded and chopped (optional)
  • ¼ cup tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt 
  • ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 160°C. Prepare the tomatoes, capsicums and onion and place them in a large roasting dish lined with baking paper. They need to be in a single layer so they roast and caramelise rather than stew, so use two roasting dishes if necessary.

Add the garlic, rosemary leaves and chilli, if using. In a small bowl mix together the tomato paste, sugar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Spoon this mixture over the vegetables and stir through them to coat evenly.

Bake for about 2 hours or until the vegetables are starting to caramelise and shrivel a little.

Allow the vegetables to cool then purée in a food processor or blender. The sauce will keep in the fridge for up to a week or can be frozen. Alternatively, bring the puréed sauce to a boil and while it is very hot, pour it into sterilised jars and seal immediately. Sealed jars will keep for months in the pantry.

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19 comments

Is the tomato purée necessary or for added flavour?
Lidabet2 February 06, 2018
This sauce looks fantastic, do you have any suggestions on what can be used to replace the capsicum? Members of my family are allergic to capsicum but I would like to try the recipe.
kea March 12, 2017
Love this sauce such beautiful flavours & works with lots of things
Christine58 April 25, 2016
I have just made the Harvest Tomato sauce. The idea is to put small quantities into zip lock plastic bags just enough for a Pizza base, or base for cooking. It tastes better than the shop bought sauce.
denannie March 22, 2015
I'm on to it,printed and ready to go!
mags/H December 09, 2014
Hi Maree - yes it will work with the addition of celery. Happy cooking!
Annabel Langbein July 27, 2014
Have made one batch & it looks/smells divine, looking to do another but thought of putting celery in. Would this work?
mareewhelah March 09, 2014
Loving this recipe..another lot in the oven now
HeatherCourtney March 03, 2014
This sauce was amazing and well worth making. We have enjoyed three delicious meals, all different, using the same sauce.
Foodie November 26, 2013
fantastic recipe I have made up about 25kg of it !!!!! mostly with our own tomatoes but also got a box a sauce tomatoes and made some more. freezes really well and great with pasta
exhale April 24, 2013
Thank you for giving us a recipe with fresh tomatoes rather than tinned! I made heaps and look forward to using it in different dishes.
FionaMay April 15, 2013
Fabulous and easy receipe so tasty! I added the extra chilli flakes and smoked paprika mentioned by Kate, nice and a bit spicy!
Pia Fino March 31, 2013
I love this recipe, I have made large quantities this year, many batches all with a slightly different flavour - its brilliant!!!!!
MeganPeterson March 28, 2013
This is such a fabulous sauce. There is always some of it in my freezer. I add 1tsp smoked paprika, and sometimes only chop 2 of the garlic cloves to add to the tomato paste etc. I roast the other 2, unpeeled, and squeeze the insides into the sauce when I puree it.
Jackie November 18, 2011
I love this recipe. Have made it several times and each time I have to double the recipe because my daughters want some to take home. Much easier and nicer than making the traditional tomato sauce which usually takes a whole day to complete.
barb June 03, 2011
Harvest tomato sauce is superb - the kitchen smells so wonderful when it is all cooking. I use the initial recipe you did in your Eat Fresh book with the .25 tsp of chilli flakes and the .25tsp of smoked paprika. It has become a huge favourite with many members of our family and I have frozen huge quantities this year. With surplus courgettes I added these as well and it works well. Awesome recipe.
Kate Brill March 29, 2011
This recipe is divine!! Have passed it on to all my family members and work colleagues. I am making a batch tonight to take to my son in Wellington. He's a big fan.
Linda March 14, 2011
Best tomato sauce base ever - fab on crackers, pizza, toasted ciabatta, stirred into pastas - I could go on
gay sweeney March 04, 2011
my husband made this on the weekend and it is beautiful, we didn't add the chilli, but he will be putting a small amount of chilli in the next batch
Michelle Barre February 15, 2011
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