Slow-roasted Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup minced basil
• 10 roma tomatoes, halved lengthwise
• 1 1/2 tablespoons maple sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, and basil.
• 3 pour half of this mixture onto a cookie sheet and spread it around.
• 4 place tomatoes cut-side down on cookie sheet on top of the oil blend.
• 5 drizzle tomatoes with remaining oil, then sprinkle with the maple sugar and salt.
• 6 bake slowly in oven at 300 degrees for 3 hours.
• 7 blend or process when done.
• 8 serve hot over pasta, rice, or beans (if you don't have 3 hours, you can roast them at 400 for 30 to 45 minutes or broil for 15 minutes, but it won't taste the same).