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Roasted Strawberry Pizza Sauce

Slightly sweet and smoky, roasted strawberry pizza sauce is what your homemade pizza is missing! It lends a sweeter and tangy profile to your pizzas and is the best combination of sweet and savory.
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Course Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Fresh strawberries
  • 1/2 Head of fresh garlic cut in half width wise
  • 1 tsp Smoked paprika
  • 1 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1/2 Tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp Fresh rosemary finely chopped
  • 2 Tbsp Red wine
  • 2 Tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 1/4 cup Diced tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup Tomato paste
  • 1 tsp Onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp Oregano
  • 1/4 cup Fresh basil chopped
  • 1/8 tsp Red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp Salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut the head of fresh garlic width wise. Save one half for cooking or roasting later! Rinse and dry the strawberries and remove the stems and leaves.
  • In an 8x8 glass pan, arrange all the strawberries and the garlic head.
  • Sprinkle the smoked paprika, sugar, Italian seasoning, and finely chopped rosemary over the strawberries and garlic. Add the red wine, and olive oil over the strawberries and garlic. Toss to coat. Place the roasting pan on the middle rack in the oven. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Once the garlic cloves and the juice from the berries and red wine are bubbly, let the mixture cool.
  • Once cooled enough to handle, squish the the garlic cloves out of their papery houses. It is oddly satisfying!
  • Once the garlic cloves are removed, pour the garlic, berries, and juices into a blender and add the onion powder, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Blitz for 30 seconds until it is smooth. Meanwhile, chop the fresh basil.
  • Add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, onion powder, oregano, and chopped fresh basil to the blender.
  • Blitz in the blender again for about 30 seconds until the sauce is smooth and combined. Taste it! Depending on the sugars and acidity of your strawberries and tomatoes, you may not need all the salt listed. I added 1 teaspoon, but if you need more or less, your taste buds will decide!
  • Pour into a glass jar to use immediately or freeze it in a quart freezer bag for later pizzas!