This is our Canadian version of a traditional Romanian recipe. It is a wonderful way to combine all the garden goodness into a dip/sauce that captures the flavours and goodness of our garden and lets us enjoy those flavours during the winter months. It takes time to process, but it is worth the effort!
This version adds some zippiness in the form of roasted garlic and jalapeno peppers. We grow a lot of both! You can create a milder version by adjusting these additions. It can be kept in the fridge for a few days or canned/frozen and kept for use throughout the year. It also uses white beans in place of the traditional eggplant. Make a large batch, as it takes some time.
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| Prep Time | 30 minutes |
| Cook Time | 2 hours |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup oil
- 2 large onions chopped by hand or pulsed in your food processor
- 1 head roasted garlic
- 8 cups tomatoes pulsed in your food processor
- 4-5 roasted sweet peppers
- 2 finely chopped jalapenos Add more or less according to spice level preference.
- 2 cans white beans 540 ml cans
- salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Roast a head of garlic by slicing a thin bit off the top of the bulb and drizzling with a little oil. Wrap in foil (or cook in a garlic roaster) and cook for about 20 minutes. Remove from oven when the bulb is soft but not browned. Overcooked garlic becomes hard and bitter!
- Roast your whole peppers on a lightly oiled cookie sheet, until the skins have blackened in spots. Let cool slightly and then remove stem and seeds and chop or pulse in the food processor.
- In a large diameter, thick-bottomed pot, heat the oil. Add chopped onion and cook until translucent.
- Add your tomatoes, roasted garlic, roasted peppers, jalapenos and season to taste.
- Drain and rinse your beans. Pulse gently in the food processor. Add to your pot.
- Cook slowly over low heat to blend flavours and a create a thick texture. This may take an hour or two, but it is worth the time. Stir often to prevent scorching on the bottom.
- You can preserve this through a simple canning process or freeze it in clean jars. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
There are so many ways to enjoy this! It can be used as a delicious,nutritious, additional to Shredded Potato Waffles, as a rich pasta sauce, on a piece of bread as a healthy snack, as a filling in a wrap, as a pizza sauce, or simply served as a dip! Enjoy it however you like!
