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Roasted Red Pepper Sauce (Crema di Peperoni)
This creamy Italian roasted red pepper sauce is made from scratch without any cream, no nuts and no tomatoes. A classic naturally dairy free sauce that gets its magic from the quality of the fresh peppers and the smokiness from roasting. You can certainly use jarred peppers here but from scratch is so much better with a heavenly smooth smokiness you just can’t get from a jar. A simple, easy and fabulous sauce to save to your faves and keep on repeat!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 25 min👤 Florentina📖 ciaoflorentina
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- skillet
- bowl
- blender
- food processor
📝 Preparation Steps
1
roast peppers
2
Roast the peppers. This can be done under the broiler, open flame or a hot cast iron plate/ skillet. Using the preferred method above roast the peppers for a few minutes on each side until charred and the skins are black. The more smoke you create the better the flavor will be.
3
cool peppers
4
Once your peppers have been charred on all sides carefully transfer them to a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap or aluminum foil until cool enough to handle.
5
peel roasted peppers
6
Once cool enough to handle peel the peppers and discard the peels and core with the seeds. Transfer cleaned peppers to a powerful blender or food processor.
7
sautée onion + garlic
8
Meanwhile preheat a small skillet over medium heat and sauté the onion or shallots in a light drizzle of olive oil until softened. Add in the garlic and chili flakes and sauté until you can smell the garlic taking care not to burn it. Remove from heat and transfer to the blender with the peppers.
9
blend peppers, aromatics, olive oil + spices
10
Add the olive oil, vinegar and salt and process until silky smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings with more salt, vinegar and chili flakes to taste.
11
cook pasta and toss with the sauce
12
Meanwhile cook the pasta according to package directions until al dente. Toss with the pepper sauce until coated well and serve garnished with fresh basil, chopped onion chives and red chili flakes.
basil (onion chives and chili flakes for garnish.)
Nutrition Facts
calories
472 kcal
fat Content
15 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
5 g
sugar Content
8 g
sodium Content
302 mg
protein Content
12 g
carbohydrate Content
72 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
unsaturated Fat Content
12 g
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