September 29th, 2024
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Coming up with new ways to eat vegetables is always a priority for me as a dietitian and a mom. My oldest wouldn’t touch a pepper for the longest time. Then I covered her stuffed pepper one evening in dairy free shredded cheese and she loved it! Within a few tries she would eat pepper by itself! it’s amazing how our taste-buds change if we let them. This same child devoured 2 bowls of pasta with this red pepper sauce last night!
Moral of the story is: try vegetables with different cooking methods, flavors, and seasonings. You’re bound to find one you love!

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Ingredients:
- 2 Red bell peppers
- 1 1/4 cup canned coconut milk (I used Whole Foods brand)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/2 sweet onion diced
- 2 tbsp EVOO
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Fresh Parsley
- Fresh Basil to top
- GF pasta or Cauliflower Gnocchi
Process:
- Roast the bell peppers on the top rack on oven for about 30-40 mins at 400 degrees until peppers are charred and soft. Once cool, remove the skin, seeds and stem.
- In a sauce pan, heat EVOO. Add in diced onion and saute until translucent. Then add in diced garlic and continuing cooking for 1-2 mins until fragrant. Remove from heat
- Place roasted peppers, coconut milk, onion/garlic mixture in a blender. Blend until smooth.
- Transfer back to sauce pan to heat. Add in salt to taste. (I only used a pinch because the gnocchi were salted.)
- Add in fresh chopped parsley at the very end and stir to combine.
- Add sauce to your favorite pasta. Top with fresh basil cut into ribbons.
Tag me if you try it @ginajonesrdn!
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