Acquasale (Sweet Pepper Sauce)
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium red onion finely sliced
- 1/2 clove garlic finely minced
- 3 each sweet red bell peppers roasted, ribs, membranes and seeds removed and cut into 1/2 inch slices
- 2 medium tomatoes seeded and cut into chunks
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs optional, fresh
- Warm the olive oil in a large heavy saute pot.
- Add the red onion and saute over a low heat until the onion becomes limp and translucent.
- Add the garlic and saute briefly.
- Stir in the pepper strips and sweat them over low heat for 20 to 25 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, salt and cook another 2 to 3 minutes.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Put the mixture in a food processor and pulse about 30 times.
- DO NOT PUREE.
- If it seems too moist, add the breadcrumbs.
- Serve either as an antipasto, or as a main dish with pasta or polenta.
- Or, add stock & serve as a soup.
olive oil, red onion, garlic, sweet red bell peppers, tomatoes, salt, bread crumbs optional
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/acquasale-sweet-pepper-sauce-2816 (may not work)