Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato
Sweet roasted peppers blended with tomato, garlic and a little smoked paprika into a velvety sauce.
makes 36 cubes, about 10p each
- Time
- 45 min5 min prep · 40 min cook
- Makes
- 36 cubes
- Cost per cubePer cube
- 10p
- Calories per cubeCalories
- 17 kcal
- A serving
- 4 cubes
- Spice
- 1 of 5
You’ll need
- 4 (640g)red peppers, quartered
- 1 × 400g tinchopped tomatoes
- 1 (150g)red onion, quartered
- 4 cloves (20g)garlic
- 3gsmoked paprika
- 15mlred wine vinegar
- 4gsalt
- 30mlolive oil
Allergens: Sulphites. Check the labels on stock cubes, sauces and pastes, as brands vary.
Use it for
Pasta with feta and spinach for one · 4 cubes; Sauce for grilled chicken · 3 cubes; Soup: 6 cubes with 200ml stock · 6 cubes
Method
- Step 1: Toss the peppers, onion and garlic with the oil and roast at 200°C fan for 30 minutes until soft and charred at the edges.
- Step 2: Tip into a saucepan with the tomatoes, paprika, vinegar and salt.
- Step 3: Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Step 4: Blend until completely smooth.
- Step 5: Cool, pour into 30ml trays and freeze.
| kcal | protein | carbs | fat | fibre | salt | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per cube | 17 | 0.4g | 2.1g | 0.8g | 0.6g | 0.12g |
| Per 4 cubes | 68 | 1.6g | 8.4g | 3.2g | 2.4g | 0.48g |
Cook’s notes
- Straight from frozen into a pan, or thaw overnight for soup.
- Jarred roasted peppers (460g jar, drained) cut the time to 15 minutes.
- Stir in a spoon of cream cheese when reheating for a creamy pink sauce.
Use it for
- Pasta with feta and spinach for one · 4 cubes
- Sauce for grilled chicken · 3 cubes
- Soup: 6 cubes with 200ml stock · 6 cubes
Freeze, reheat and serve
- Freeze
- Cool it within two hours, freeze it in 30ml ice-cube trays, then bag and label the cubes. It keeps for 4 months.
- Use from frozen
- Straight from frozen into a pan, or thaw overnight for soup. Never refreeze thawed cubes.
- A portion
- 4 cubes is a serving: about 68 kcal.
Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato questions
Can I use yellow or orange peppers?
Yellow and orange peppers are just as sweet and work well, though the sauce will be a different colour. Green peppers are more bitter, so avoid them.
Why add vinegar?
A little vinegar sharpens the sweetness of the roasted peppers so the sauce doesn't taste flat.
Can I add other vegetables?
Courgette, carrot or butternut squash can roast alongside the peppers and blend in easily. It's a good way to get more veg into a pasta sauce.
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Updated . Nutrition, costs and yields are estimates.