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A top view of a white plate filled with homemade oven roasted tomato sauce over pasta.

Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce

This creamy marinara sauce is made by roasting tomatoes in the oven and then blending into a rich creamy sauce that is both vegan and gluten-free.

Course Main Course
Cuisine gluten free, Italian, vegan
Keyword easy vegan pasta sauce, oven-roasted tomato sauce, roasted tomato sauce, vegan marinara
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 59 kcal
Author Monica Davis

Ingredients

  • 10 medium tomatoes Roma tomatoes work well
  • 1-2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon pesto or a handful of fresh basil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar if needed
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Instructions

  1. Wash tomatoes, cut them into half, and cut out any brown stems.

  2. Place them cut sides of the tomatoes down on a cookie sheet and bake at 350°F (117°C) for about 30 minutes until the skin wrinkles and juice starts to come out.

  3. Put the roasted tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, pesto or basil, salt, and sugar into a blender.

  4. Blend until creamy (Add a tiny bit of water if needed).

  5. Serve as you would any tomato sauce.

Recipe Notes

  • If the tomatoes are in season, you will not need any added sugar.
  • If you are using less ripe tomatoes, you may want a little sugar to sweeten up the sauce.
  • If your tomatoes dry out too much at a tablespoon or 2 of water while blending.
  • garden fresh tomatoes make the best sauce!
Nutrition Facts
Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce
Amount Per Serving (0.75 cup)
Calories 59 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Fat 3g5%
Sodium 127mg6%
Potassium 364mg10%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 1300IU26%
Vitamin C 21.2mg26%
Calcium 15mg2%
Iron 0.4mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.