{"id":6403,"date":"2016-02-26T13:04:27","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T00:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/?p=6403"},"modified":"2020-06-11T10:52:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T22:52:27","slug":"homemade-roasted-tomato-sauce-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/homemade-roasted-tomato-sauce-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"
A sweet and herby homemade roasted tomato sauce recipe - featuring juicy summer tomatoes!<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Of all the ways to make homemade tomato sauce, I am such a fan of roasting them as the flavour is just unreal. I decided to make this great staple recipe up to freeze in small batches and use for homemade pizza bases (like this epic Cauliflower Pizza!<\/a>).<\/p>\n But it’s also an ideal way to use up all of those gazillion tomatoes that are around at the moment. Both sets of parents have tomato plants and it seems the whole family is trying to off-load their bounty on each other at the moment.<\/p>\n Our two little homegrown tomato plants have gone absolutely ca-ray-zay this summer. So much so that they kind of dominated our veggie patch and crowded out all my sweet little herbs below, so I’m a little relieved they’re finished so I can give some love back to my other plant babies.<\/p>\n This homemade roasted tomato sauce recipe is so simple to prepare, and, gives you a really rich and thick paste at the end.<\/p>\n Though this recipe is eventually going to be pizza-bound, there are plenty of other ways to make use of it;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are many cases where foods in their most natural, raw state, win out when it comes to nutrients, as many are heat sensitive.<\/p>\n However, tomatoes are perhaps better cooked, as it drastically increases their lycopene content (I say perhaps<\/em> – as this of course is at the expense of the other goodies it contains).<\/p>\n Lycopene is a super valuable phytonutrient, particularly so for the lads. Lycopene is a fat-soluble, non-provitamin A carotenoid, responsible for the bright red of tomatoes.<\/p>\n Food preparation plays a role in the bioavailability of lycopene – and tomato pastes and sauces are better absorbed than fresh tomatoes.<\/p>\n Being fat-soluble, a meal with some quality, healthy fats will further increase its absorption (so the little bit of olive oil in this roasted tomato sauce recipe is conveniently, a healthy addition!).<\/p>\n Lycopene is found in high concentration in the adrenal glands, testes and ovaries, and is the most predominant carotenoid in human plasma.<\/p>\n [bctt tweet=\"Make this homemade roasted tomato sauce, rich in cancer-protective lycopene!\"]<\/p>\n Lycopene is a well-known, potent antioxidant, and is thought to contribute to a reduced risk of cancer.<\/p>\n Several studies have shown that men with the highest levels of lycopene in their diets showed a decreased risk of prostate cancer compared with those who ate the least.<\/p>\n These studies found a stronger inverse relationship between dietary lycopene intake and prostate cancer risk for cooked rather than raw tomatoes [1<\/a>, 2<\/a>].<\/p>\n Of all the above, tomatoes are the richest source.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Enjoy!<\/p>\n Lauren. X<\/p>\n\n
Lycopene in tomatoes<\/h2>\n
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Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce Recipe<\/h2>\n