Anne Marie's Recipes

Category: Sauces

  • Roasted Tomatoes

    Serves: Makes 10 cups
    Source: Every Day Food – April 2010

    Ingredients:

    • 45 whole plum tomatoes (8 pounds)
    • 6 sprigs of thyme
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil
    • salt and pepper

    Instructions:

    1. Preheat oven to 450°. Divide tomatoes and thyme between two shallow foil lined baking sheets.
    2. Brush with olive oi, season with course salt and pepper, l and bake for about 45 minutes or until the tomatoes burst, rotating pans half way through roasting time.
    3. Let cool, then chop coarsely.

  • Pesto

    Serves: 3/4 cup
    Source: Food

    Ingredients:

    • 3 cups of tightly packed fresh basil leaves
    • 3 tablespoons of pine nuts or walnuts
    • 3 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese
    • 2 garlic cloves, pealed
    • 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
    • course salt and ground pepper
    • 3 tablespoons of water
    • 3 tablespoons of olive oil

    Instructions:

    1. In a food processor, combine basil, pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic cloves, lemon juice, and water. Season with salt and pepper.
    2. With the motor running, add oil in a thin stream, Process until very smooth, about 1 minute.
    3. Cook 8 ounces of whole wheat pasta until al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup cup of water. Toss pasta with Pesto, adding reserved water a little at a time to create a thin sauce. Season with salt and pepper and fresh Parmesan.