Acquasale (Sweet Pepper Sauce)

Title:
Acquasale (Sweet Pepper Sauce)

Yield:
3 Cups

Categories:
Main
Dishes,
Italian,
Pasta,
Appetizers,
Sauces




Ingredients:





     3 tb Olive oil


     1    Red onion, finely sliced


   1/2    Garlic clove, finely minced


     3    Red bell peppers, roasted,


          -- ribs, membranes & seeds


          -- removed & cut into 1/2"


          -- slices


     2 md Tomatoes, seeded & cut into


          -- chunks


   1/4 ts Salt


   1/4 c  Fresh breadcrumbs, optional






 Warm the olive oil in a large heavy saute pot.  Add the red onion & saute


 over a low heat until the onion becomes limp & translucent. Add the garlic


 & saute briefly. Stir in the pepper strips & sweat them over low heat for


 20 to 25 minutes.  Add the tomatoes & salt & cook another 2 to 3 minutes.


 Cool to room temperature. Put the mixture in a food processor & 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.


 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V5 #024 by "John Weber" 
on Jan


 24, 98