Rich Roasted Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 500 g tomato passata
• 2 bell peppers
• 1 onion
• 1 courgette
• 6 garlic cloves (see note)
• olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried herbs

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 200°c and spray or wipe a deep baking dish, about 20cm square, with oil.
• 2 slice the peppers and dice the onion and courgette, if not ready-prepared, and the other vegetables if using.
• 3 pile the vegetables into the baking dish- don't worry if they overlap, this doesn't need to be in a single layer. if using olives, don't add them yet.
• 4 drizzle or spray the vegetables with olive oil and roast for 15 minutes at the top of the oven. meanwhile finely slice or mince the garlic. i use 3 cloves if raw, 6 cloves if you have roasted it already (which is much tastier).
• 5 after this time, remove the pan from the oven. stir in the garlic, olives and mixed herbs and pour the passata over.
• 6 return to the oven for another 15 minutes. if it is still not thick enough for you, stir and put it back in for another 5 minutes.
• 7 serve over cooked pasta or as a filling in a delicious vegan "sloppy joe" type sandwich.