Here’s the story behind this fantastic Roasted Tomato Pizza Sauce. I have the kindest neighbors you’d ever hope to live by. I’m surrounded by some of my favorite people on all sides and I’m so thankful. One of them stopped by last week with a bunch of ripe tomatoes from their garden. We had such a warm winter that their tomato plants just kept on going! I immediately did a mental check to see if I had all the ingredients for a BLT on hand and made one that very day for lunch. My favorite!
As the gifted tomatoes began to ripen faster than I could eat them, I began to think of the best way to preserve them. Since we all love pizza here, I thought I’d try roasting them into a thick, homemade pizza sauce. It was so easy and delicious I had to share it here.
I sliced the tomatoes into 1/4 inch slices and placed them on a baking sheet in an even layer. Then I drizzled them with olive oil and sprinkled them with kosher salt. I placed them in the oven at 375 degrees and by the 40-minute mark, they were bubbly and beginning to caramelize.
Roasting tomatoes brings out their natural sweetness. As those juices get all bubbly, the water evaporates and the flavor becomes more intense. If you have ever had a homegrown tomato, you know they taste nothing like what comes from the grocery store. I was really hoping to preserve that special homegrown flavor, and I think roasting them and keeping the spices simple accomplished that goal.
After roasted them, I scooped them into a food processor and added the dried basil, oregano, garlic powder, and onion powder, as well as a bit of honey. With a few pulses, I had the most beautiful thick, rich pizza sauce!
I whipped up my favorite pizza dough, and declared it officially pizza night. We all constructed our own personal pizzas, and I kept mine simple with just mozzarella cheese topped with some dried basil and Parmesan. Perfection!
I’m so looking forward to harvesting the ripening tomatoes in my own garden. I have a whole bed dedicated to tomatoes this year, so I’m really glad to have a way to preserve them. A girl can only eat so many BLTs!
If you find yourself with an abundance of ripe tomatoes, or even overly ripe tomatoes needing to be used very soon, this Roasted Tomato Pizza Sauce is just the thing!
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Roasted Tomato Pizza Sauce
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 1 1/2 cups 1x
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Roast
- Cuisine: Italian
Description
How to turn your abundance of ripe homegrown tomatoes into the most delicious, flavorful Roasted Tomato Pizza Sauce!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. ripe tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Wash, dry, and slice tomatoes 1/4 inch thick and place on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Drizzle tomato slices with olive oil, and sprinkle with kosher salt.
- Roast the tomatoes in the oven for 40-45 minutes. They will be bubbly and slightly caramelized.
- Scoop the roasted tomatoes into a food processor, and add basil, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, and honey. Process until smooth.
- Use immediately, or refrigerate until ready to use, up to 1 week. Freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 73
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 361mg
- Fat: 4.8g
- Saturated Fat: 0.7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 7.3g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 1.4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: roasted tomato pizza sauce, roasted tomatoes, homemade pizza sauce, pizza sauce
Julie G says
What a terrific idea!! I am definitely going to make this..bookmarked it so we can try it with tomatoes from our garden. I love that I can make a bunch and freeze it too. Brilliant!
★★★★★
Shirley says
Let me tell you, by the time I got to the bottom of your email, I was craving homemade pizza like crazy! This looks scrumptious! Now I’m going to have to go and get some organic tomatoes from one of the local farmers until I get my own tomatoes growing. I can’t wait to make this yummy looking pizza sauce and if I can find a recipe on here somewhere for the dough, I will make that too!
I couldn’t eat another bite of anything right now but if I could I’d be trying to figure out how to make something similar out of what I have on hand…lol!
Ruth says
You are THE BEST neighbor! I’m excited to try this. Everything from your kitchen is so delicious!
Patrícia says
This recipe looks amazing!! You’re so kind sharing.
Robert Welke says
I do a similar recipe but with whole cherry tomatoes instead of slicing in halves.
I have baked this recipe a number of times for my pizza sauce, and find that the residual tomato skin leaves too many solids even after vitamizing the mixture.
So, the last ime I prepared this dish, I removed most of the skins before vitamizing.
A much better result!
Julie Schaper says
My tomatoes have been roasting for only 15 minutes and it smells like a pizzeria in my house!! Can’t wait to use them for my pizza!! Thank you!!
Janice Snodgrass says
Can you can this recipe
Moni D. says
This was a very good sauce, it was so fresh tasting…After they were roasted, I strained them to remove any liquid, then into the food processor. It was thick and tasty…and free since my son gave me a ton of tomatoes from his garden..